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cawnies

cawnies is the plural of cawnie.

cawnies is the plural of cawny.

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

Questions about cawnies

What is cawnies the plural of?
Cawnies is the plural of cawnie.

Words near cawnies in the dictionary

  1. Cawmos
  2. CAWN
  3. cawney
  4. cawneys
  5. cawnie
  6. cawnies
  7. Cawnpore
  8. CAWNs
  9. cawny
  10. Cawongan
  11. Cawongla

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