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countable and uncountable, plural kains
(Scots law) poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord. quotations examples
hens […] in most leases make a part of the rent, under the name of kain, and are generally kept for conveniency or profit.
1798, Robert Douglas, General View of the Agriculture in the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk