cankn.¹

/kaŋk/

local.

The name in the Midland coalfields for a hard ferruginous sandstone. Also cankstone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > sandstone > others

firestone1399

hassock1461

red stone1602

penistone1688

bluestone1709

gingerbread1714

brownstone1780

molasse1794

Old Red Sandstone1805

chip sand1808

fox-bench1816

New Red Sandstone1818

grey band1824

arkose1839

cankstone1845

St. Bees Sandstone1865

pietra serena1873

Ham Hill stone1889

1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 587/2 Some less regular sandstone beds, called ‘Cankstone’, approach very nearly to the nature of the ganister or calliard rocks of the coal strata.

1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) 34 Cank, whinstone.

1877 A. H. Green Geol. for Students: Physical Geol. (ed. 2) ii. §6. 68 Very siliceous Sandstones with an even close grain are called Cank, Cankstone, or Galliard.

1964 Gloss. Mining Terms (B.S.I.) v. 6 Cank, a hard, dark-grey massive rock consisting largely of ankerite.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

† cankadj.

dialect or slang. Obsolete.

Dumb.

ΚΠ

1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 36 Cank, dumb.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. iii. §68 Canke, a Dumb Man.

1731–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Cank, dumb. C[ountry Word].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

cankv.

/kaŋk/

Etymology: Imitative of the sound.

dialect.

intransitive. To cackle as geese; to talk rapidly, to chatter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of goose)

cacklec1230

gaggle1399

keak1545

gabble1712

honk1813

cank1879

honk-honk1896

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Cank, to cackle as geese; to talk rapidly, to gabble.

Derivatives

cank n.²

ΚΠ

1869 B. Brierley Red Windows Hall xiv, in J. H. Nodal & G. Milnar Gloss. Lancashire Dial. (1875) (at cited word) Aw'll just have a bit of a cank wi' thee.

ˈcanking n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > sound made by

cacklingc1374

gagglingc1440

keak1600

cackle1674

canking1741

honk1813

1741 W. Shenstone Let. 23 Sept. in Wks. (1777) III. 36 The canking of a goose.

1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. iv. iii. 211 The canking of some Spanish geese..threw poor Jerry into the utmost consternation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

n.¹1845

adj.1673

v.1741

单词	cank
释义	cankn.¹ /kaŋk/ local. The name in the Midland coalfields for a hard ferruginous sandstone. Also cankstone. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > sandstone > others firestone1399 hassock1461 red stone1602 penistone1688 bluestone1709 gingerbread1714 brownstone1780 molasse1794 Old Red Sandstone1805 chip sand1808 fox-bench1816 New Red Sandstone1818 grey band1824 arkose1839 cankstone1845 St. Bees Sandstone1865 pietra serena1873 Ham Hill stone1889 1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 587/2 Some less regular sandstone beds, called ‘Cankstone’, approach very nearly to the nature of the ganister or calliard rocks of the coal strata. 1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) 34 Cank, whinstone. 1877 A. H. Green Geol. for Students: Physical Geol. (ed. 2) ii. §6. 68 Very siliceous Sandstones with an even close grain are called Cank, Cankstone, or Galliard. 1964 Gloss. Mining Terms (B.S.I.) v. 6 Cank, a hard, dark-grey massive rock consisting largely of ankerite. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2019). † cankadj. dialect or slang. Obsolete. Dumb. ΚΠ 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 36 Cank, dumb. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. iii. §68 Canke, a Dumb Man. 1731–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Cank, dumb. C[ountry Word]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018). cankv. /kaŋk/ Etymology: Imitative of the sound. dialect. intransitive. To cackle as geese; to talk rapidly, to chatter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of goose) cacklec1230 gaggle1399 keak1545 gabble1712 honk1813 cank1879 honk-honk1896 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Cank, to cackle as geese; to talk rapidly, to gabble. Derivatives cank n.² ΚΠ 1869 B. Brierley Red Windows Hall xiv, in J. H. Nodal & G. Milnar Gloss. Lancashire Dial. (1875) (at cited word) Aw'll just have a bit of a cank wi' thee. ˈcanking n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > sound made by cacklingc1374 gagglingc1440 keak1600 cackle1674 canking1741 honk1813 1741 W. Shenstone Let. 23 Sept. in Wks. (1777) III. 36 The canking of a goose. 1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. iv. iii. 211 The canking of some Spanish geese..threw poor Jerry into the utmost consternation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹1845adj.1673v.1741
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cankn.1

† cankadj.

cankv.

Derivatives

cankn.¹