BON'NY, a. [L.bonus.] 1. Handsome; beautiful.Till bonny Susan sped across the plain.2. Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.Blithe and bonny.3. In familiar language, plump, as plump and healthful persons are most inclined to mirth.[This word is much used in Scotland.]BON'NY, n. Among miners, a bed of ore, differing from a squat in being round, whereas a squat is flat; or a distinct bed of ore, that communicates with no vein.
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