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ca'canny

Syllabification: (ca'can·ny)
Pronunciation: /käˈkanē/

Definition of ca'canny

noun

British dated
  • the policy of deliberately limiting output at work.

Origin:

late 19th century (originally Scots in the sense 'proceed warily'): from ca' (variant of the verb call) and canny

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