Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ca' canny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: ca' -can-ny
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Engaging in go-slow as part of an industrial dispute.

Uncountable

noun

A general policy of caution and taking one's time in making decisions, in industrial disputes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was almost ridiculous to watch the amazement of the ordinary man when he saw how rapidly women learned men's jobs, and how, by their patriotic zeal and entire innocence of the trade union practice of ca' canny, their output frequently exceeded, and exceeded largely, the output of men working the same machinery for the same number of hours."
"Mr. J. R. Scott, our enterprising, famous branch secretary moved the resolution in favor of ca' canny in a concise and practical speech."

Etymology

From Scots ca' canny (“to go or act cautiously”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ca' canny

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

ca' cannyism

Questions

What does ca' canny mean?: Engaging in go-slow as part of an industrial dispute.
Where does ca' canny come from?: From Scots ca' canny (“to go or act cautiously”).

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