Obs. [a. F. cagnard sluggard (according to Littré, f. It. cagna bitch, fem. of cane dog): see -ARD.] A lazy fellow, a sluggard: a term of reproach.
1303. R. Brunne, Handl. Synne, 8300. A kaynarde ande a olde folle.
a. 1310. in Wright, Lyric P., xxxix. (1842), 110. This croked caynard sore he is a-dred.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Wyf’s Prol., 235. See, olde caynard, is this thin array?
