grubbing kens
grubbing kens is the plural of grubbing ken.
Meaning of grubbing ken
Noun
grubbing ken (plural grubbing kens)
- A place where food may be procured; a workhouse or cookshop.
- It was on my tongue, as the saying is, to tell him I was not a frequenter of “grubbing kens,” but I thought better of it; it was the best policy not to offend him, as he might be useful.1883, George Atkins Brine, The King of the Beggars, page 86
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- Grubbing kens is the plural of grubbing ken.
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