Ken /(kĕn)/
Ken
n.
- A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
Ken
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Kenned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning
- To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
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To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.]
'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait.
Ken
v. i.
- To look around. [Obs.]
Ken
n.
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Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.
It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men.