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kens

verb

Meaning

  1. To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
  2. To know, perceive or understand.
  3. To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.
  4. (thieves' cant) A house, especially a den of thieves.
  5. A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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