† coane Obs. rare.
[app. related to chawn; history obscure: the form agrees with OE. cán, pa. tense of c{iacu}nan, chine.]
A gap, cleft, chink.
1584 R. Scot Discov. Witchcr. xvi. v. 404 Witches can..come in at a little coane, or a hole in a glasse windowe. |