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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CONNEEVE, v. [kə′ni:v]

1. Sc. form of Eng. connive, with Eng. meaning. Known to Bnf.², Abd.²² 1937.Sc. 1825 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) I. 10:
Mercy me! . . . and can you believe . . . that the parents conneeved at her being Cornel Barclay's miss.

Hence conneevance, n.Ayr. 1823 Galt Entail III. iv.:
I . . . would think I did nae ill in the way o' a quiet conneevance to help them on in their courtship.

2. “To converse familiarly” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). Cf. Canaive.