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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAWNLE, n. “The leggen or laggan of a washing ‘sey' [tub], i.e., the angle between the sides and bottom of a cask” (Cai. 1916 T.S.D.C. II.). Cf. Cannel and Channel, n.2 [kɑ:nl]
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