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flatty-ken

flatty-ken noun: a public house whose landlord is ignorant of the practices of the thieves and tramps who frequent it.

Noun

flatty-ken (plural flatty-kens)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A public house whose landlord is ignorant of the practices of the thieves and tramps who frequent it.

Forms of flatty-ken

pluralflatty-kens

Questions about flatty-ken

What does flatty-ken mean?
Flatty-ken means a public house whose landlord is ignorant of the practices of the thieves and tramps who frequent it.
What part of speech is flatty-ken?
Flatty-ken is a noun.
What is the plural of flatty-ken?
The plural of flatty-ken is flatty-kens.

Words near flatty-ken in the dictionary

  1. flattishly
  2. flattishness
  3. flattop
  4. flattops
  5. flatty
  6. flatty-ken
  7. flatty-kens
  8. flatuency
  9. flatulate
  10. flatulated
  11. flatulater

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