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▪ I. conner1 arch.|ˈkʌnə(r), ˈkɒnə(r)|
In 1 cunnere, 4 konner, 6–7 cunner, 7– conner.
[OE. cunnere, agent-n. from cunnian, ME. cun to prove, try, examine. Here, as elsewhere (son, won, wonder, etc.), o was written for u before n in ME.]
One who tries, tests, or examines; an examiner, inspector; esp. in ale-conner, q.v.
c950Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. iv. 3 Ðe costere vel ðe cunnere cuoeð him. 1467in Eng. Gilds (1870) 382 Ij ale conners..to se that the ale be good. 1588in Beveridge Culross & Tullyallan (1885) I. iv. 127 The saidis beillies & counsall hes chosin cunneris for trying of the samyn. 1611Cotgr. Taste-vin, A Broker for Wine marchants, a wine-cunner. 1840Hood Kilmansegg clxxiii, Each..Ate and drank of the very best, According to critical conners. 1876Whitby Gloss., Conner, an overlooker; an exciseman.
▪ II. conner2|ˈkɒnə(r)|
[f. con v.1+ -er1.]
One who cons or diligently studies.
1809W. Irving Knickerb. iv. iii. (1820) 252 A great conner of indexes.
▪ III. conner3|ˈkɒnə(r), ˈkʌnə(r)|
= conder (sense 2).
1885St. James's Gaz. 9 Jan. 4/1 The conner from the cliff will signal to his companions on the shore [the advent of a shoal of mackerel or herring].
▪ IV. conner4
var. of cunner, name of a fish.
▪ V. conner5 Services' slang.
[perh. abbrev. of Maconochie; cf. -er6.]
Food, esp. tinned food.
1931in Brophy & Partridge Songs & Slang of Brit. Soldier (ed. 3) 295. a 1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) xix. 66 She'll stay where she..is till I've had me bleedin' conner.
▪ VI. † conner, v. Obs. Sc.
[ad. OF. conreer, conroyer (mod. corroyer): see curry.]
To curry.
1609Skene Reg. Maj. 153 They worke the lether before it is well connered, in great..skaith of the Kinges lieges. |