10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KENSPECK»
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The English dialect dictionary
KENSBACK. see Kenspeck. KENSH, 1'. Lei. [kenfl To rinse, rinse out with water.
lienshing the cups 1\C.E.). l KENSILL, 21. n.Cy. Lakel. Also written kenselLake]? [
ke'nsiL ke'nsl.] To beat. n.Cy. (HALL) Hence Kenselin, .slr. a thrashing. beating.
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A glossary of the Cleveland dialect
... kenspeck, kenspeckle, adj. 1. Easily recognisable, easy to be distinguished.
Thence, 2. Easy to be seen, conspicuous. S. G. tannespat, qui alios facile
agnoscit ; a spat, sapiens ; Sw. D. iann-spat ; N. kjenni- spak ; Dan. kjende-spag.
John Christopher Atkinson, 1868
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Hunting and the Politics of Violence Before the English ...
by the shape of its head, “for diverse bucks have sundry slots in their palms,
some have slots on both sides, other some are plain palmed without any
advancers with long spillers out behind, the most bucks have some kenspeck
mark to know ...
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A Glossary of Yorkshire Words and Phrases: Collected in ...
Kenspeck/d, made prominent, branded or marked for distinction. To Kep, to catch
as a tossed ball, or water caught into a vessel. " Kep it," catch it. Keslop. See
Cheslip. Kessen, cast off or laid aside. " You hae kessen your great coat, I
obsarve.
Francis Kildale Robinson, 1855
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The ABC's of That Office Girl
... a valuable resource for your business. Sending her to charity events and
networking conferences will give her an outlet for unbridled devotion to the
corporate seal. KENSPECK KRISSY Wouldn't name “I Love favorite TV show if
she Believes.
Pia Bertone-Gross & Matt Rossini
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A General Dictionary of Provincialisms: Written with a View ...
KENSPECK, s. A thing known by some blemish. KENSMARKED, part. pass.
Having some mark by which to be distinguished. North. KENNING, s. A measure,
by which a quantity is ascertained or known. North. To KEP, v. a. [Kepan, Ang.
Sax.] ...
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Survey English Dialects
... kelt9r Y L, ke.1?9J L kelterment n RUBBISH V.1.15. kelt9m9nt Nb Du Y kennel-
man n a KNACKER 111.11.9. kenlrn9n Nb kennel's-man n a kenolzm9n Nb
kenner n STOPPING-TIME at the end of a day's work VII.5.9. ken9 Du kenspeck*
1.
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
But, reader, the Homeric metre is not truly described by these men. It is certainly
kenspeck, to use a good old English word — that is to say, recognisable ; you
challenge it for Homer's whenever you meet it. Characteristic it is, but not exactly
for ...
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A provincial glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, ...
Kenspeck. A thing known by some striking mark. North. Kenspecked. Marked or
branded for distinction. North. Kep. To retch, or heave, as being ready to vomit.
Also to catch a ball. North. Kep. A cap. Exm. Keppen. To hoodwink. North. Kerle.
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The Wordsworth Thesaurus: For Home, Office and Study
... blatant, clear, discernible, evident, flagrant, flashy, garish, glaring, kenspeck(le)
, manifest, noticeable, obvious, patent, perceptible, remarked, showy, visible.
conspiracy n. cabal, collusion, complot, confederacy, fix, frame-up, intrigue,
league, ...
Wordsworth, William, 1993
