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Pronunciation : Ken
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Perh. from kennel.]
Definition : Defn: A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ken
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE.kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunna
Definition : 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]

2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] "We ken them from afar." Addison 'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak.

t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ken
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To look around. [Obs.] Burton.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ken
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. "Beyond his ken." Longfellow. Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. South. It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. Trench.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913