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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1600-1699
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Kinning, -en, varr. of Cuning n. (a rabbit). Also attrib. with skin. — 16.. Johnie Armstrang C. in F. J. Child Ballads (1882) III. 370.
Make kinnen and capon ready then And venison in great plenty 1649 Edinburgh Testaments LXIV. 170 b.
Twa dussone of kynning skines worth ij lib. iiij s.
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