2. Verb. (past of conn) ¹
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Definition of Conned
1. conn [v] - See also: conn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conned
Literary usage of Conned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Synonymy: Or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words in by Hester Lynch Piozzi (1794)
"... BRITISH SYNONYMY. even in Some way conned them with the EXAMPLE. In order to
facilitate the good office, Which although painful I had ..."
2. The Warwickshire Avon by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Alfred Parsons (1892)
"towers, sagged roofs, and clustering chimneys of the town : have sauntered down
Mill Street; have marvelled in the Beauchamp Chapel as we conned its ..."
3. A Manual of Civil Engineering by William John Macquorn Rankine (1862)
"In conned Kni.ii »i,i-,.m > the building consists of a series of horizontal
courses, seldom exceeding one foot in depth, each of which is correctly levelled ..."
4. Abraham Lincoln's Pen and Voice: Being a Complete Compilation of His Letters by Abraham Lincoln (1890)
"Have you already in your mind a plan wholly or partially conned? If you have,
prosecute it without interference from ine. If you have not, please inform me, ..."
5. The Public and General Statutes Passed by the Congress of the United States by Joseph Story, United States, George Sharswood (1839)
"... llti'J. of aiding said state in opening a canal to conned the waters of ihe
Wabash river with ..."
6. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1852)
"Service per- or other Persons having the Care and Direction of the Funeral, to
conned in pay to any Minister or Person not appointed by such Commis- ..."
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