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_Baillie_

3 Easily, so as not to hurt or gall, S

_Rutherford_

4 Gently, applied to a horse obeying the rein, S

_Waverley_

~Canniness~, s

1 Caution, forbearance, moderation in conduct, S

_Baillie_

2 Crafty ement

_Baillie_

CANOIS, CANOS, CANOUS, adj Gray, hoary Lat _can-us_

_Douglas_

_To_ CANT, _v n_ To sing in speaking, to repeat after the manner of recitation, S

Lat _cant-are_, to sing

_To_ CANT, _v a_ To set a stone on its edge, a term used in masonry, S

Germ _kant-en_, id

_To_ CANT, _v n_ To ride at a hand-gallop, S B _Canter_, S

CANT, _adj_ Lively, merry, brisk

_Barbour_

~Canty~, _adj_ Lively, cheerful; applied both to persons and to things, S

_Burns_

Ir _cainteach_, talkative, prattling; Su G _gant-a_, ludificare