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kinchin cove

kinchin cove noun: an orphan beggar boy trained to become a thief.

Noun

kinchin cove (plural kinchin coves)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) An orphan beggar boy trained to become a thief.
  2. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A man who robs children.

Forms of kinchin cove

pluralkinchin coves

Questions about kinchin cove

What does kinchin cove mean?
Kinchin cove means an orphan beggar boy trained to become a thief.
What part of speech is kinchin cove?
Kinchin cove is a noun.
What is the plural of kinchin cove?
The plural of kinchin cove is kinchin coves.

Words near kinchin cove in the dictionary

  1. Kinchen
  2. Kincheng
  3. Kinchens
  4. Kinches
  5. kinchin
  6. kinchin cove
  7. kinchin coves
  8. kinchin lay
  9. kinchin mort
  10. kinchin morts
  11. Kinchinjunga

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