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kishes

kishes is the plural of kish.

Meaning of kish

Noun (1)

kish (plural kishes)

  1. A basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.
    • the whole kish emptied on [the turf-fire] at once... (c. 1)1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer

Noun (2)

kish (uncountable)

  1. The graphite formed as a byproduct in iron smelting.

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Questions about kishes

What is kishes the plural of?
Kishes is the plural of kish.

Words near kishes in the dictionary

  1. Kishan
  2. Kishanganj
  3. Kishar
  4. Kishbaugh
  5. Kishbaughs
  6. kishes
  7. Kishi
  8. Kishinev
  9. Kishino
  10. Kishinos
  11. Kishinyov

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