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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1678
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Coneygair, n. [e.m.E. conigare, conyger, -ieger. Cf. Cunigar.] A rabbit-warren. —1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i. xix. § 15.
The breaking of dove-coats, coneygairs, parks, or stanks