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canked

canked is the simple past and past participle of cank.

Meaning of cank

Verb

cank (third-person singular simple present canks, present participle canking, simple past and past participle canked)

  1. (UK, dialectal) To gossip, prate, chatter.
    • He said that what he had told me wasn't meant to be repeated again, and I ought not to have gone canking it about, especially to the Rymers theirselves^([sic]); […]1880, Ellen Wood, Johnny Ludlow, volume 1, page 67
  2. (UK, dialectal) To talk rapidly; gabble.
  3. (UK, dialectal) To cackle, as geese.

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Questions about canked

What is canked the simple past and past participle of?
Canked is the simple past and past participle of cank.

Words near canked in the dictionary

  1. canjar
  2. canjars
  3. Canjaway
  4. Canjulao
  5. cank
  6. canked
  7. canker
  8. canker flies
  9. canker fly
  10. canker rash
  11. canker sore

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