Obs. exc. dial. To form a scum or ‘head,’ as liquor in a state of fermentation, ale turning sour or becoming ‘mothery.’ Hence Caned ppl. a., Caning vbl. sb.
1483. Cath. Angl., 53. Caned, acidus. Ibid., 53. Canynge of ale, acor.
1500. Ortus Voc., ibid. 53. Acor, canynge of ale.
1847–78. Halliw., Caned, mothery. Yorksh.
1876. Robinson, Mid-Yorksh. Gloss. (E. D. S.), Kêan, to scum, or throw off as recrement. Kêan, a particle of this nature. Kêaned, scummed in this wise.
