cawny
English edit
Noun edit
cawny (plural cawnies)
- Alternative form of cawnie
- 1885, Manual of the Administration of the Madras Presidency, page 515:
- It is sub-divided into annas (or 16ths), of 3,600 square feet each; or when the land is for building purposes, into grounds (munnies) of 1/24 of a cawny each, as in the town of Madras.