cuny

cuny (plural cunies)

1. (nautical) An ordinary seaman.
   • 1915, Jack London, The Star Rover:

     I early found my way to ships to become a sea-cuny.

From Latin cuneus. First attested in 1696.^[1]

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkuɲ]

cuny m (plural cunys)

1. wedge (simple tool)

   Synonyms: tascó, falca

• encunyar

• “cuny”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cuny” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cuny” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.