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cawny en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cawnie.
   alt of cawnie
   • It is sub-divided into annas (or 16ths), of 3,600 square feet each; or when the land is for building purposes, into grounds (munnies) of 1/24 of a cawny each, as in the town of Madras. 1885, Manual of the Administration of the Madras Presidency, page 515:

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