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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Amon
ai-mun n. A hop, two steps, and a jump. (see also Half-amon) A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 3
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
RACKSENED
raks-nd
adj. Overrun with; given up to. "That oast yonder is racksended with rats."
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 12
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
QUID (kwid)
n. The cud. "The old cow's been hem ornary, but she's up again now and chewing her quid."
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 12
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It's #WordWednesday! Today's Kentish word is "MONEY-PURSE" (pronounced mun-i-pus), meaning a purse. Example: "He brought our Jack a leather cap and Sal a money-puss" from Dick and Sal, stanza 16. Explore more at the Kentish Dialect Dictionary. #research #Kentish #dictionarycorner #historical
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Otiose: serving no practical purpose or result.
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Muskification
noun
The process of taking a good thing and making it shit.
"It used to be great, but once the muskification took hold it rapidly turned to shit"
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