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cnucian, wk.v: to knock, beat, pound. (K’NUCK-i-ahn / ˈknʌ-kɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a man pounding on a gold bar with a hammer; he is surrounded by heaps of gold coins, including some in an open chest and sack.
Register of creditors of a Bolognese lending society; Italy (Bologna), c. 1394-1395; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1056, f. 1v. [themorgan.org]

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