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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cannel(l, n. Also: canell, cannal, canneill. [ME. cannell, canell(e, canele (c 1205), OF. canele (F. cannelle, Du. and Flem. canele, caneel).]

1. Cinnamon. c 1489 Liber Aberbr. 262.
ii li. cannel, xxxii s. 1495 Halyb. 22.
ij dossin gyingar, ij li. canell 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 279.
For tua vnce of cannel to the King 1504 Ib. II. 445.
To William Foular, potingair, for … half ane pund cannell … to the Quene 1517 Caldwell Fam. P. 56.
Twa punds of clowis … Tua punds of cannel 1533 Boece ix. i. 287.
Serupis plesing to the taist with succoure, cannell, and rois watter 1546 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 125.
Clowes, cannell, mases, … saffroun and siclyke 1562-3 Winȝet II. 59/22.
Of the graiwis of cannal [L. de cinnamomi surculis] and balme Aberd. B. Rec. (J).
Twa pund lang cannell 1567 Edinb. Test. I. 59 b.
Fyve pund wecht of cannell, price of the vnce thre s. 1587–8 Dundee Acc. MS.
Schoirschitis and succer vpone cannel 1593–4 Ib.
Cannell, clowes, and orrengeris Ib.
Schorcharttis and canneill 1591 Edinb. Test. XXIII. 266 b.
Ten pund of cannell roman, price of the pund xxviij s. 1596 Elgin Rec. II. 45.
Scho maid the same [plaister] of swynis sawine, rossat, walx, blak peppir, hony, and cannell 1601 Treas. Acc. 95 b.
Certane stark oylis of cannell, and vther medicamentis to hir maiesteis vse 1610 Crim. Trials III. 100.
Ȝe pilleit and robbed furth of Thomas Snellingis bark … tua pakis of cannell 1651 Pittenweem B. Rec. in Stat. Acc. IV. 376 (J).
Some great bunns, and other wheat bread … , baken with sugar, cannel, and other spices fitting 1689 A. Hay St. Germain's Royal Phys. 50 (J).
Aromaticks, of cannel, cardamoms, clowes, ginger

2. Attrib. with box, confect, confeit, watter. 1596 Edinb. Test. XXIX. 262 b.
Sax buistis of cannell confectis at ix s the buist 1624 M. Works Acc. XVII. 10.
Ane buist of cannell confeittis — 1635 Edinb. Test. LVII. 140 b.
Twa pyntes cannell water 1666 Annandale Corr. 309.
A littill more cannell watter wold doe weille 1672 Foulis Acc. Bk. 3.
For halfe a mutchkin of cannell water when my wife was sick 1693 Ib. 154.
Spent … for 2 gills cannel water — 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 353.
A cannell box of silver