quire ken

English

Noun

quire ken (plural quire kens)

1. Alternative spelling of queer ken
   • 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,

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