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bouzing ken

bouzing ken is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of bouzing ken

pluralbouzing kens

Questions about bouzing ken

What is bouzing ken the alternative spelling of?
Bouzing ken is the alternative spelling of bousing ken.

Words near bouzing ken in the dictionary

  1. Bouza
  2. Bouzas
  3. Bouzigard
  4. Bouzigards
  5. bouzillage
  6. bouzing ken
  7. bouzing kens
  8. bouzing-ken
  9. bouzing-kens
  10. bouzouk
  11. bouzouki

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