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Examples
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The words of the cunning-man returned to her mind.
Wessex Tales 2006
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The cunning-man looked a little sour; upon which Betty jogged her mistress, who gave the other guinea; and he made her understand, she should positively have two more; but shaked his head, and hinted, that they should not live long with her.
The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 George A. Aitken
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The words of the cunning-man returned to her mind.
Wessex Tales Thomas Hardy 1884
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Father Rosimond, cited as a cohort by Elizabeth Stile, was such a cunning-man.
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'a cunning-man about the lost pony, 'and Mr. Nares foolishly asked why
Historical Mysteries Andrew Lang 1878
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