Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wapping ken

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
wap-ping ken
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brothel.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + ken (“house”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

wapping kens (plural)

Phrases

wapping cove wapping dell wapping moll wapping mort

Frequently Paired Words

wapping cove wapping dell wapping moll wapping mort

Synonyms

brothel

Questions

What does wapping ken mean?
A brothel.
Where does wapping ken come from?
From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + ken (“house”).

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