Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
cane .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Scots Law) Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord.
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- noun Scotland, law
poultry , etc., required by thelease to be paidin kind by atenant to thelandlord
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Examples
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That is somewhere called kainē ktisis, the “new creature,” [199] but nowhere theia phusis, the “divine nature.”
The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966
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"Yas, suh, I knows all 'bout dat, but er word kain't stop er bullet."
The Starbucks Opie Percival Read 1895
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They weave also very handsome and rich silk pieces, of a particular form, for that part of the bodydress which the Malays call kain-sarong; but this manufacture had much decreased at the period when my inquiries were made, owing, as the people said, to an unavoidable failure in the breed of silkworms, but more probably to the decay of industry amongst themselves, proceeding from their continual civil disturbances.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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In some areas, those who support the transition plan, will not get supports from UMNO members, and they each will be dubbed kain pelikat leader.
Planet Malaysia 2008
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"Dem train robbehs sho 'kain't learn yo' nuthin '."
Lady Luck Hugh Wiley
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He took us through the factory to see the weaving process of the local style of sarong called 'kain'.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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He took us through the factory to see the weaving process of the local style of sarong called 'kain'.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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He took us through the factory to see the weaving process of the local style of sarong called 'kain'.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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"Ole Marster will cuss anywhar, nothin 'kain't stop him.
The end of an era, 1899
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"O Lord, ef I could kneel down hyar and say I repented with godly repentance fer sin and determination never to sin agen, I'd do it, and ask you to pardon me for Jesus 'sake, but I kain't repent -- I jes' kain't!
Elder Conklin Frank Harris 1893
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