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cunningmen

cunningmen is the plural of cunningman.

Meaning of cunningman

Noun

cunningman (plural cunningmen)

  1. (obsolete) A fortuneteller; one who pretends to reveal mysteries.
    • He that with injury is griev'd,
      And goes to law to be reliev'd,
      Is sillier than a sottish chouse
      Who , when a thief has robb'd his house,
      Applies himself to cunning men,
      To help him to his goods agen1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Questions about cunningmen

What is cunningmen the plural of?
Cunningmen is the plural of cunningman.

Words near cunningmen in the dictionary

  1. cunninghamia
  2. cunninghamias
  3. cunninghams
  4. cunningly
  5. cunningman
  6. cunningmen
  7. cunningness
  8. cunningnesses
  9. cunnings
  10. Cunnington
  11. Cunningtons

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