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cunning folk

cunning folk noun: professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.

cunning folk: professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (often charlatans) who were active from at...
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Noun

cunning folk pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) Professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.

Synonyms of cunning folk

Questions about cunning folk

What does cunning folk mean?
Cunning folk means professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.
What part of speech is cunning folk?
Cunning folk is a noun.

Words near cunning folk in the dictionary

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  5. cunning
  6. cunning folk
  7. cunning linguist
  8. cunning linguistics
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  10. cunning man
  11. cunning men

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