† cuniclen.
Obsolete. rare.
A hole, cave, or passage under ground.
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covec950
denOE
cavec1220
rochea1300
spelunk13..
cavernc1374
cabin1377
speke1377
antruma1398
minea1398
thurse-house?c1450
crypt?a1475
vault1535
chamber1575
antre1585
underground1594
Peak1600
lustre?1615
open?1644
cunicle1657
subterranean1714
subterrane1759
loch1767
purgatory1797
vug1818
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Fff3v* Whose cunicles contain not any flint or other stone.
1658–96 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Cunicle, (lat.) a Mine or Hole under ground.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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