Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kench

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: kench
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted.

name

Example Sentences

"And while Harvey was taking in knowledge of new things at each pore and hard health with every gulp of the good air, the We're Here went her ways and did her business on the Bank, and the silvery-gray kenches of well-pressed fish mounted higher and higher in the hold."
"In the former process, the fish are thoroughly salted and placed in regular piles on top of each other, called kenches."

Inflected Forms

kenches (plural)

Rhymes With

french bench pardon my french trench wrench ring wrench screw wrench nut wrench stench quench wench clench

Questions

What does kench mean?: A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted.

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