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dunnekin

dunnekin noun: an outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Noun

dunnekin (plural dunnekins)

  1. (archaic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    Synonyms:
    dunny

Synonyms of dunnekin

Forms of dunnekin

pluraldunnekins
alternative formdunegan
alternative formdunnakin
alternative formdunikin
alternative formdunniken
alternative formdunnyken

Origin of dunnekin

From the addition of kin or ken, a pejorative form of house, to some form of danna, an obsolete slang for shit.

Words formed from dunnekin

Questions about dunnekin

What does dunnekin mean?
Dunnekin means an outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
What part of speech is dunnekin?
Dunnekin is a noun.
What is the plural of dunnekin?
The plural of dunnekin is dunnekins.

Words near dunnekin in the dictionary

  1. Dunnaway
  2. Dunnaways
  3. Dunne
  4. Dunne-za
  5. dunned
  6. dunnekin
  7. dunnekins
  8. Dunnell
  9. Dunnellon
  10. dunner
  11. Dunner stunner

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