conn
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of cond, from Middle English conduen, condien, from French conduire, from Latin conducere, present active infinitive of condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), from con- (“with, together”) + dūcō (“lead”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒn/
- Homophone: con
- Rhymes: -ɒn
Noun
conn (plural conns)
Derived terms
Verb
conn (third-person singular simple present conns, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)
- (transitive) To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
- The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
- 1724, Daniel Defoe, Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress, chapter 8
- “Ay,” says I, “you’ll allow me to steer, that is, hold the helm, but you’ll conn the ship, as they call it; that is, as at sea, a boy serves to stand at the helm, but he that gives him the orders is pilot.”
Derived terms
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