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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Canar, Caner, n. [f. Cane n.1] A collector of ‘cane’. — 1539 Exch. R. XVII. 239.
In quadraginta solidis per solutionem factam custodi salmonum, viz., lie canar, de terminis compoti 1583 Ib. XXI. 557.
That he … sall [not] … molest the kingis … caneris in keping of the said fischeing … provyding alwayis that the saidis caneris mak him dew adverteisment [etc.]
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