a town of Italy, in the Neapolitan province Bari. It is celebrated as the field of battle between Hannibal and the Romans, and even to this day weapons and other things belonging to the combatants are dug up.
CANNÉQUINS, in commerce, white cotton cloths brought from the East Indies. They are a proper commodity for trading in upon the coast of Guinea, particularly about the rivers Senegal and Gambia. These linens are folded in a square form, and are about eight ells long.
CANNEL Coal. See Mineralogy.