Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queer ken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
queer ken
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prison.

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

From queer (“weird; odd”) + ken (“house”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

queer kens (plural) quier ken (alternative) quire ken (alternative) quyer ken (alternative)

Phrases

queer-ken hall

Synonyms

prison

Questions

What does queer ken mean?
A prison.
Where does queer ken come from?
From queer (“weird; odd”) + ken (“house”).

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