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cornkister

cornkister noun: a Doric comic song of the late 19th of early 20th century, in the tradition of a bothy ballad.

Noun

cornkister (plural cornkisters)

  1. (historical) A Doric comic song of the late 19th of early 20th century, in the tradition of a bothy ballad.

Forms of cornkister

pluralcornkisters

Origin of cornkister

From corn + kist + -er, from Scottish dialect kist (“a chest”).

Questions about cornkister

What does cornkister mean?
Cornkister means a Doric comic song of the late 19th of early 20th century, in the tradition of a bothy ballad.
What part of speech is cornkister?
Cornkister is a noun.
What is the plural of cornkister?
The plural of cornkister is cornkisters.

Words near cornkister in the dictionary

  1. Cornishtown
  2. Cornishwoman
  3. Cornishwomen
  4. cornist
  5. cornists
  6. cornkister
  7. cornkisters
  8. cornlage
  9. cornland
  10. cornlands
  11. cornlaw

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