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Ken
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] "We ken them from afar." Addison 'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. "Beyond his ken." Longfellow. Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. South. It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. Trench.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To look around. [Obs.] Burton.