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penks

penks is the plural of penk.

Meaning of penk

Noun

penk (plural penks)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A minnow.
    • Now for the Minnow, or Penk: he is not easily found and caught till March, or in April, for then he appears first in the river,[…].1676, Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, “The Compleat Angler”, in James Rennie, editor, The Complete Angler; Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation, published 1833, page 98

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Questions about penks

What is penks the plural of?
Penks is the plural of penk.

Words near penks in the dictionary

  1. penknifed
  2. penknifes
  3. penknifing
  4. penknives
  5. Penkridge
  6. penks
  7. penkvilksite
  8. Penland
  9. Penlands
  10. penless
  11. penlessness

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