Both Uses of
canny
in
Dracula
- It's no canny to run frae London to the Black Sea wi' a wind ahint ye, as though the Deil himself were blawin' on yer sail for his ain purpose.†
p. 370.2 *
- But his superstition united with his canniness played the Count's game for him, and he ran with his favouring wind through fogs and all till he brought up blindfold at Galatz.†
p. 374.9
Definition:
cleverness in dealing with others -- especially in business