quire ken

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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,
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:queer ken.
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