FORTUNE-TELLERS
\fˈɔːt͡ʃuːntˈɛləz], \fˈɔːtʃuːntˈɛləz], \f_ˈɔː_tʃ_uː_n_t_ˈɛ_l_ə_z]\
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In English law. Persons pretending or professing to tell fortunes. and punishable as rogues and vagabonds or disorderly persons. 4 Bl. Comm. 62.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
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