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Cuning, Cunning, n. Also: cunyng, cwning, -yng; cunnynge, cunnin. [Variant of Coning n. Cf. early ME. cunin, cunig.] A rabbit.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 906 (H).
The mertrik, with the cuning and the con
1482 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 45.
Of the hundreth skynnis, wollin, calffis, gaitis, hyddis, cunyngis, or ony vtheris
1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 405/2.
The Isle of Litill Comeray, [and] the dere, cunyngis and wild bestis being thairin
1533 Boece iii. xii. 109.
The ilis aboundit … in schepe, nolt, hors … cwnyngis [etc.]
1539 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 93.
That thai sell thair best cunings for iiij s., and the secundare efferand to thair gudenes
a1540 Freiris Berwik 377.
Ane pair of cunyngis, fat and het pypand
1556–7 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 209.
Four henis to thair disjone … Item ane kippill of cunyngis
a1578 Pitsc. I. 337/4.
Thair was … cuning, cran, suan, … pertrick and plever
1596 Dalr. I. 20/30.
I speik nocht heir of this commone sorte [of dogs] that huntes the cuning and the hair
1606 Acts IV. 296/1.
For the saidis lynx of Eistbarnis, auchtscoir cupillis of cunynges
1607 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 165.
Thrie pet cwningis, at xvi s. the pice
Ib. 167.
Item, vi pair cwningis
(b) 1474 Acts II. 107/2.
That na man … tak out cunnyngis out of wtheris cunnyngarthis
a1500 Rauf C. 207.
Of capounis and cunningis they had plentie
1497 Treas. Acc. I. 326.
To a man that brocht cunningis to the King
1511 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 107.
Thair wilbe our mony cunningis within twa yeir; thai haue riddillit all the erdis of the Linkis richt weille
1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xxxviii.
Mony othir ilis ar in this firth, full of cunningis
1547 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 126.
Raisand all wyld mete, capounis, cunnyngis, hennis and sic stufe … to ane sic exhorbitand derth
1567 Acts Jas. VI (1597) 12 b.
That na maner of person … suld schut … at da, ra, hart, hynde, hair, cunning [etc.]
1586 Conv. Burghs I. 213.
All maner of customes of … cunningis, calfes, otteris and foumart skynnis
1590 Burel Pilgr. i. x.
Thair wes the … cunning and the con … Merchen amangs the rest
1632 Ritchie Churches St. Baldred 237.
Iames Robesune … accusit for prophaining the Sabbothe be taking and chasing of cunnings, … answeirit he slew bot one cunning
1669 Burnett Fam. P. MS.
To be haldlin … in howsis … coallis, coallhewches, cunningis, cuningheares [etc.]
attrib. 1551–2 Treas. Acc. X. 68.
For ane wombill to boyre cunnyng holis with

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