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conner

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.

c 950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. iv. 3 Ðe costere vel ðe cunnere cuoeð him. 1467 in Eng. Gilds (1870) 382 Ij ale conners..to se that the ale be good. 1588 in Beveridge Culross & Tullyallan (1885) I. iv. 127 The saidis beillies & counsall hes chosin cunneris for trying of the samyn. 1611 Cotgr. Taste-vin, A Broker for Wine marchants, a wine-cunner. 1840 Hood Kilmansegg clxxiii, Each..Ate and drank of the very best, According to critical conners. 1876 Whitby Gloss., Conner, an overlooker; an exciseman.

II. conner2
    (ˈkɒnə(r))
    [f. con v.1+ -er1.]
    One who cons or diligently studies.

1809 W. Irving Knickerb. iv. iii. (1820) 252 A great conner of indexes.

III. conner3
    (ˈkɒnə(r), ˈkʌnə(r))
    = conder (sense 2).

1885 St. 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.

1931 in 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.

1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 153 They worke the lether before it is well connered, in great..skaith of the Kinges lieges.

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