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bousing kens

bousing kens is the plural of bousing ken.

Meaning of bousing ken

Noun

bousing ken (plural bousing kens)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A pub; a public house; a tavern.
    • My doxy stays for me in a bousing ken, brave captain.1607–10, Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker, The Roaring Girl, act 5, scene 1
    Synonyms:
    pub

Questions about bousing kens

What is bousing kens the plural of?
Bousing kens is the plural of bousing ken.

Words near bousing kens in the dictionary

  1. Bousfield
  2. Bousfields
  3. bousillage
  4. bousing
  5. bousing ken
  6. bousing kens
  7. bousing-ken
  8. bousing-kens
  9. Bouska
  10. Bouskas
  11. Bousman

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