Chapter L: B. can-um, can-a, tribute, from Gael. ceann, the head

_To Pay the Cain_, To suffer severely in any cause, S.

_Ritson._

_To_ CANGLE, _v. n._ To quarrel, to be in a state of altercation, S.

_Ramsay._

Isl. _kiaenk-a_, arridere.

~Cangling~, _s._ Altercation, S.

_Z. Boyd._

~Cangler~, _s._ A jangler, S.

_Ramsay._

CANKERT, CANKERRIT, _adj._ Cross, ill-conditioned, S.

_Douglas._

CANNA DOWN, CANNACH, _s._ Cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum, Linn. S.

Gael. _cannach_, id.

_Grant._

CANNA, CANNAE, cannot; compounded of _can_, v., and _na_ or _nae_, not, S.

_Percy._

CANNAS, CANNES, _s._

1. Any coarse cloth, like that of which sails are made, S. B.

Fr. _cannevas_, E. _canvas_.

2. A coarse sheet used for keeping grain from falling to the ground when it is winnowed by means of a _wecht_, S. B.

Hence,

~Cannes-braid~, s. The breadth of such a sheet, S. B.

_Ross._

3. Metaph. the sails of a ship, S. B.

_Poems Buchan Dial._

CANNEL, _s._ Cinnamon.

_Statist. Acc._

Fr. _cannelle_, Teut. Dan. _kaneel_, Isl. _kanal_.

Hence,

~Cannel-waters~, _s. pl._ Cinnamon waters, S.

CANNELL BAYNE, The collar-bone.

_Wallace._

Fr. _canneau du col_, the nape of the neck.

_To_ CANNEL, _v. a._ To channel, to chamfer, S.

Fr. _cannel-er_, id.

CANNIE, KANNIE, _adj._

1. Cautious, prudent, S.

_Baillie._

2. Artful, crafty, S.

_Rutherford._

3. Attentive, wary, watchful, S.

_Ramsay._

4. Frugal, not given to expence, S.

_Burns._

5. Moderate in charges, S.

6. Useful, beneficial, S.

_Ross._

7. Handy, expert at any business; often used in relation to midwifery, S.

_Forbes._

8. Gentle, so as not to hurt a sore, S.

9. Soft, easy, as applied to a state of rest, S.

_Ramsay._

10. Slow in motion. "To gang _canny_," to move slowly; "to caw _canny_," to drive softly; also, to manage with frugality, S.

_Burns._

11. Soft and easy in motion, S.

12. Safe, not dangerous. "A _canny_ horse," one that may be rode with safety, S.

_Burns._

_No canny_, not safe, dangerous, S.

_Popul. Ball._

13. Composed, deliberate; as opposed to _flochtry_, _throwther_, S.

14. Not hard, not difficult of execution, S.

_Burns._

15. Easy in situation, snug, comfortable; as "He sits very _canny_." "He has a braw _canny_ seat," S.

_Ramsay._

16. Fortunate, lucky, S.

_Pennecuik._

17. Fortunate, used in a superstitious sense, S.

_R. Galloway._

_No canny_, not fortunate, applied both to things and to persons.

_Ramsay._

18. Endowed with knowledge, supposed by the vulgar to proceed from a preternatural origin; possessing magical skill, South of S.

_Tales Landl._

19. Good, worthy, "A braw _canny_ man," a pleasant, good-conditioned, or worthy man, S.

_Statist. Acc._

20. Applied to any instrument, it signifies well-fitted, convenient, S. B.

_Survey Nairn._

Isl. _kiaen_, sciens, prudens; callidus, astutus; _kaeni_, fortis et
prudens; from _kenn-a_, noscere.

~Cannie Wife~, a midwife, South of S.

_Cromek._

~Cannily~, adv.

1. Cautiously, prudently, S.

_Baillie._

2. Moderately, not violently, S.

_Baillie._

3. Easily, so as not to hurt or gall, S.

_Rutherford._

4. Gently, applied to a horse obeying the rein, S.

_Waverley._

~Canniness~, s.

1. Caution, forbearance, moderation in conduct, S.

_Baillie._

2. Crafty management.

_Baillie._

CANOIS, CANOS, CANOUS, adj. Gray, hoary. Lat. _can-us_.

_Douglas._

_To_ CANT, _v. n._ To sing in speaking, to repeat after the manner of recitation, S.

Lat. _cant-are_, to sing.

_To_ CANT, _v. a._ To set a stone on its edge, a term used in masonry, S.

Germ. _kant-en_, id.

_To_ CANT, _v. n._ To ride at a hand-gallop, S. B. _Canter_, S.

CANT, _adj._ Lively, merry, brisk.

_Barbour._

~Canty~, _adj._ Lively, cheerful; applied both to persons and to things, S.

_Burns._

Ir. _cainteach_, talkative, prattling; Su. G. _gant-a_, ludificare.

CANTEL, CANTIL, _s._ A fragment.

_Sir Egeir._

Teut. _kanteel_, pinna, mina, Fr. _chantel_, a piece broken off from
the corner or edge of a thing.

CANTEL, _s._ The crown of the head, Loth. Teut _kanteel_, a battlement.

CANTEL, _s._ A juggling trick.

_Houlate._