Citations:queer ken
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English citations of queer ken, quier ken, quire ken, and quyer ken
Noun: "a prison" edit
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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?