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cunning woman

cunning woman noun: a witch or sorceress.

cunning woman: a witch or sorceress
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Noun

cunning woman (plural cunning women)

  1. (historical) A witch or sorceress.
    • Joan Warden of Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, when charged in 1592 with being a cunning woman, declared that 'she doth not use any charms, but that she doth use ointments and herbs to cure many diseases'.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, page 185

cunning woman meaning in Tamil

cunning woman in Tamil

வஞ்சனி, வஞ்சகி, கள்வி, வஞ்சப்பெண், பறம்பி

Forms of cunning woman

pluralcunning women

Questions about cunning woman

What does cunning woman mean?
Cunning woman means a witch or sorceress.
What is cunning woman in Tamil?
Cunning woman in Tamil is வஞ்சனி, வஞ்சகி, கள்வி. See Cunning woman meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cunning woman?
Cunning woman is a noun.
What is the plural of cunning woman?
The plural of cunning woman is cunning women.

Words near cunning woman in the dictionary

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  6. cunning woman
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  8. Cunningar
  9. cunninger
  10. cunningest
  11. cunningham

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