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kinchin coves

kinchin coves is the plural of kinchin cove.

Meaning of kinchin cove

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.

Questions about kinchin coves

What is kinchin coves the plural of?
Kinchin coves is the plural of kinchin cove.

Words near kinchin coves in the dictionary

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

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