*קַן, (v. קוּן) preparation, arrangement. Gitt. 6ᵃ top קן קולמוסא וקן מגילתא (שמע) אפי׳ even if the husband ordering a letter of divorce to be written heard only the sound produced by the cutting of the pen and the unfolding of the parchment; [Rashi: קן onomatopoetic: crackling, crepitation; Var. קַל sound].