Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kenspecked

/ˈkɛn.spɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ken-specked
IPA: /ˈkɛn.spɛkt/

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked and easily recognized; kenspeck.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Yynge Heraudyn al bie the grene Wode sate, / Hereynge the swote Chelandrie ande the Oue, / Seeinge the kenspecked amaylde flourettes nete, / Envyngynge to the Birds hys Love songe true."
"A piece of money is sworn to after a robbery,—it has a hole in it;—a sheep upon a similar circumstance is identified,—it is peculiarly coloured;—and probably the thief himself, from a peculiar physiognomy, is pointed out,—as kenspecked."
"Ewes can be souted (diseased), sheep can be kessen (on their backs and unable to rise), and various animals kenspecked (branded, marked)."

Etymology

From ken + specked, or kenspeck + -ed.

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Questions

How do you pronounce kenspecked?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛn.spɛkt/.
What does kenspecked mean?: Marked and easily recognized; kenspeck.
Where does kenspecked come from?: From ken + specked, or kenspeck + -ed.

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