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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. bowsie
  2. bowsier
  3. bowsies
  4. bowsiest
  5. bowsing
  6. bowsing ken
  7. bowsing kens
  8. bowsing-ken
  9. bowsing-kens
  10. bowsman
  11. bowsmen

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