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wort-cunning

UK/ˈwɜːtˌkʌnɪŋ/US/ˈwɝtˌkʌnɪŋ/

wort-cunning is the alternative form of wortcunning.

Meaning of wortcunning

Noun

wortcunning (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants and herbs.
    • (see title)1864, Thomas Oswald Cockayne, Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England

Origin of wort-cunning

From wort + cunning.

Questions about wort-cunning

What is wort-cunning the alternative form of?
Wort-cunning is the alternative form of wortcunning.
How do you pronounce wort-cunning?
Wort-cunning is pronounced /ˈwɜːtˌkʌnɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near wort-cunning in the dictionary

  1. worstness
  2. worsts
  3. Worswick
  4. wort
  5. wort cunning
  6. wort-cunning
  7. Wortabet
  8. wortamanin
  9. wortamannin
  10. wortcraft
  11. wortcunning

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