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cawney

cawney is the alternative form of cawnie.

Meaning of cawnie

Noun

cawnie (plural cawnies)

  1. (historical) A measure of land equal to 57,600 square feet or 1.3225 acres, formerly used in India.
    • This fort of mud was formerly built by the Curumbas, covering forty cawnies of ground with two boundary walls, and was long ruled by them.1838, William Taylor, Examination and Analysis of the Mackenzie Manuscripts, page 83

Forms of cawney

pluralcawneys

Questions about cawney

What is cawney the alternative form of?
Cawney is the alternative form of cawnie.

Words near cawney in the dictionary

  1. cawl
  2. Cawley
  3. cawls
  4. Cawmos
  5. CAWN
  6. cawney
  7. cawneys
  8. cawnie
  9. cawnies
  10. Cawnpore
  11. CAWNs

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