Citations:queer ken

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English citations of queer ken, quier ken, quire ken, and quyer ken

Noun: "a prison"

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  • 1754, “Canting Songs”, in The Scoundrel's Dictionary, page 22:
    To mill each Ken, let Cove bring then, / through Ruffman's Jaug or Laund, / Till cramping's quire, tip Cove his hire / and Quire Ken do them catch,
  • 2015 October 12, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
    Fact is, / she’ll end up in the charpering carsey / of Jennifer Justice. What is this / queer ken she’s in?
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