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barmkyn

barmkyn is the alternative spelling of barmkin.

Meaning of barmkin

Noun

barmkin (plural barmkins)

  1. (obsolete) The battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.

Forms of barmkyn

pluralbarmkyns

Questions about barmkyn

What is barmkyn the alternative spelling of?
Barmkyn is the alternative spelling of barmkin.

Words near barmkyn in the dictionary

  1. barming
  2. barmitsvah
  3. barmitzvah
  4. barmkin
  5. barmkins
  6. barmkyn
  7. BARMM
  8. Barmore
  9. Barmores
  10. barmote
  11. barmotes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barmkyn (page history and authors); barmkin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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