CANNABIC, kan'a-bik, _adj._ pertaining to hemp.--_ns._ CANN'ABIN, a resin
obtained from the plant _Cannabis Indica_; CANN'ABIS, a genus of
urticaceous plants, yielding bhang.
CANNEL, kan'el, _n._ a bituminous coal that burns with a bright flame, and
is much used for making coal oils and gas.--Also CANN'EL-COAL,
CAN'DLE-COAL. [Prob. conn. with CANDLE, because of the similarity in
burning.]
CANNELURE, kan'e-l[=u]r, _n._ a groove or a fluting: a groove round the
cylindrical part of a bullet. [Fr.]
CANNIBAL, kan'i-bal, _n._ one who eats human flesh.--_adj._ relating to
cannibalism.--_n._ CANN'IBALISM, the practice of eating human
flesh.--_adj._ CANNIBALIST'IC--_adv._ CANN'IBALLY (_Shak._). [Sp., a corr.
of _Caribals_ (Eng. _Caribs_), the native name of the West India Islanders,
who ate human flesh.]