"ca canny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ca' canny [alternative], caw canny [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scots ca canny. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|sco:ca canny|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Scots", "term" : "ca canny", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sco" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ca canny", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ca canny"> Borrowed from Scots ca canny. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ca canny (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of ca' canny. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: ca' canny
    Sense id: en-ca_canny-en-noun--5XmSfLh

Verb

Forms: ca' canny [alternative], caw canny [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scots ca canny. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|sco:ca canny|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Scots", "term" : "ca canny", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sco" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ca canny", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ca canny"> Borrowed from Scots ca canny. Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} ca canny
  1. (Scotland) To go carefully or slowly; to take care. Tags: Scotland
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