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lakin

/ˈleɪkɪn/

lakin noun: a toy. Also the obsolete form of ladykin.

Noun

lakin (plural lakins)

  1. (rare) A toy.
    • And the gay lakin, mistress Fitton, mount and cry O, and his dainty birdsnies, lady Penelope Rich, a clean quality woman is suited for a player, and the punks of the bankside, a penny a time.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 9: Scylla and Charybdis]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 193

Proper noun capitalized: Lakin

Lakin (countable and uncountable, plural Lakins)

  1. A surname.
  2. A city, the county seat of Kearny County, Kansas.
  3. Three townships in Kansas, in Barton County, Harvey County and Kearny County.
  4. A township in Morrison County, Minnesota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
  6. A village in Kachin State, Burma.

Also used as

lakin is also the obsolete form of ladykin.

Forms of lakin

Noun
plurallakins
Proper noun
pluralLakins

Origin of lakin

Perhaps from Old Norse leika.

Questions about lakin

What does lakin mean?
Lakin means a toy.
What part of speech is lakin?
Lakin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lakin?
Lakin is pronounced /ˈleɪkɪn/.
What is the plural of lakin?
The plural of lakin is lakins.

Words near lakin in the dictionary

  1. lakhth
  2. lakhths
  3. Laki
  4. lakier
  5. lakiest
  6. lakin
  7. laking
  8. lakins
  9. Lakinses
  10. lakish
  11. Lakisha

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