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la horca

/ˈoɾka/ noun · feminine C1
  1. gallows
  2. pitchfork

Plural horcas

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Dentro de un líquido incoloro, vago, misterioso, algo como aquellos caldos precipitados que las brujas de la Edad Media hacían a media noche al pie de una horca con su racimo, para beberlo antes de ir al sabbat, navegaban audazmente algunos largos y pálidos fideos.
Juvenilia, p. 15 · C1

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