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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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CHANNER, Channers, n.¹ Gravel (Abd. 1825 Jam.²; Abd.², Kcb.¹⁰ (for Ayr.) 1939).

Hence channery, adj., gravelly; “used to describe land that is full of small, sharp stones” (Ayr.⁷ 1932).Uls. 1924 Screed frae Cookstown in North. Whig (Jan.):
“Channery soil,” stony soil.