boozing ken
boozing ken noun: a pub; a public house; a tavern.
Noun
boozing ken (plural boozing kens)
- A pub; a public house; a tavern.
- We straight betook our selves to the Boozing Ken; and having bubb'd nimly, we concluded an everlasting friendship.1665, Richard Head, The English Rogue, page 54
- The Ruffler, who found his representative in a very magnificently equipped, and by no means ill-favoured knave, whose chin was decorated with a beard as lengthy and as black as Sultan Mahmood's, together with the dexterous Hooker, issued forth from the hovel which they termed their boozing ken...1834, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, volume 2, pages 303–304
- Synonyms:
- pub
Synonyms of boozing ken
Forms of boozing ken
| plural | boozing kens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | boozing-ken |
Origin of boozing ken
Alteration of bousing ken.
Questions about boozing ken
- What does boozing ken mean?
- Boozing ken means a pub; a public house; a tavern.
- What part of speech is boozing ken?
- Boozing ken is a noun.
- What is the plural of boozing ken?
- The plural of boozing ken is boozing kens.
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