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akes

akes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ake.

Meaning of ake

Noun

ake (plural akes)

  1. (Cornwall, obsolete) The groove made in a stone forming part of a killock.
    • Returning with the timber portions of his anchor, to the stone, he would assemble all together […] The ake would be the slightly hollowed part of the stone that fitted closely to the sides […]1913, Leonard George Carr Laughton, Roger Charles Anderson, William Gordon Perrin, The Mariner's Mirror (volume 3, page 300)

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Questions about akes

What is akes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Akes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ake.

Words near akes in the dictionary

  1. Akerman
  2. akermanite
  3. Akermans
  4. akers
  5. Akershus
  6. akes
  7. Akesu
  8. Aketao
  9. akether
  10. aketon
  11. aketons

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