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libken

libken noun: a house or lodging.

Noun

libken (plural libkens)

  1. (obsolete, thieves' cant) A house or lodging.
    • No, we scorn to be pure rogues, but if you come to our libken, or our stalling-ken, you shall find neither him nor me a queer cuffin.c. 1607-1610, Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, The Roaring Girl
    • To their libkins at the Crackmans.1621, Ben Jonson, The Gypsies Metamorphosed

Forms of libken

plurallibkens
alternative formlibkin

Questions about libken

What does libken mean?
Libken means a house or lodging.
What part of speech is libken?
Libken is a noun.
What is the plural of libken?
The plural of libken is libkens.

Words near libken in the dictionary

  1. Libis
  2. Libis Baesa
  3. Libitina
  4. libivirumab
  5. Libjo
  6. libken
  7. libkens
  8. libkin
  9. libkins
  10. LIBlet
  11. LIBlets

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