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kenspecked

/ˈkɛn.spɛkt/

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pin pen merger/ˈkɪn.spɛkt/

kenspecked adjective: marked and easily recognized; kenspeck.

Adjective

kenspecked

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal, obsolete) Marked and easily recognized; kenspeck.
    • Yynge Heraudyn al bie the grene Wode sate, / Hereynge the swote Chelandrie ande the Oue, / Seeinge the kenspecked amaylde flourettes nete, / Envyngynge to the Birds hys Love songe true.1803, Thomas Chatterton, “Heraudyn”, in The Works of Thomas Chatterton […], volume II, London: Biggs and Cottle, page 135
    • A piece of money is sworn to after a robbery,—it has a hole in it;—a sheep upon a similar circumstance is identified,—it is peculiarly coloured;—and probably the thief himself, from a peculiar physiognomy, is pointed out,—as kenspecked.1841, Richard Winter Hamilton, “On the Yorkshire Dialect”, in Nugæ Literariæ: Prose and Verse, London; Leeds: Hamilton, Adams & Co.; Smith, Elder & Co.; Jackson & Walford; J. Y. Knights; John Cross...

Origin of kenspecked

From ken + specked, or kenspeck + -ed.

Questions about kenspecked

What does kenspecked mean?
Kenspecked means marked and easily recognized; kenspeck.
What part of speech is kenspecked?
Kenspecked is an adjective.
How do you pronounce kenspecked?
Kenspecked is pronounced /ˈkɛn.spɛkt/.

Words near kenspecked in the dictionary

  1. Kensits
  2. Kensiu
  3. Kensiw
  4. Kensley
  5. kenspeck
  6. kenspecked
  7. kenspeckle
  8. Kensucky
  9. Kensworth
  10. kent
  11. Kent bugle

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