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bowsing-ken

bowsing-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 bowsing-ken

pluralbowsing-kens

Questions about bowsing-ken

What is bowsing-ken the alternative spelling of?
Bowsing-ken is the alternative spelling of bousing ken.

Words near bowsing-ken in the dictionary

  1. bowsies
  2. bowsiest
  3. bowsing
  4. bowsing ken
  5. bowsing kens
  6. bowsing-ken
  7. bowsing-kens
  8. bowsman
  9. bowsmen
  10. bowsmith
  11. bowsmiths

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