What is "coddington"

Usage examples of "coddington".

One of her sources, old Mother Coddington, had proved a font of knowledge.

Old Mother Coddington told Aunt Beatrice you likely had one, seeing as you are a witch.

Mother Coddington gave Aunt Beatrice a cloth-wrapped packet and Aunt Beatrice gave her some coins.

At his insistence on this morning after the crime, the petty constable had taken the local cunning woman, old Mother Coddington, into custody.

His attempts to blame first unknown outsiders and now Mother Coddington seem ill devised, but were it not for my presence here, they might succeed.

He must withdraw the charges he has made and send someone to fetch Mother Coddington back to Madderly Castle, where I can question her.

He was going to Gloucester to rescue Mother Coddington from the clutches of the law.

All hope of catching up to Mother Coddington short of Gloucester faded as the weather worsened but Gilbert pushed on at dawn in spite of the storm.

It was the vicar, one Edmund Lightfoot, who gave him the news that Mother Coddington appeared to be ailing.

Gilbert found Mother Coddington in an upper chamber, herded together with other unfortunate females in a fetid atmosphere that reminded him of a kidcote.

The women were held together by light chains called rings, supposedly less painful and heavy than fetters or shackles, but for a frail old body like Mother Coddington they were torture.

Mother Coddington was lying on a proper pallet when he returned to the gaol, but she had rallied not at all.

Beatrice Coddington had an attack of the megrims and remained in her room.

Hermia managed to elude the watchful Trevelyan and entered the ball-room with Beatrice Coddington and Caroline Anstell.

Beatrice Coddington left her seat, and Trevvy Morehouse made haste to fill it.