Webster's Dictionary 1828

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KITCHEN-WORK

KITCH'EN-WORK, noun Work done in the kitchen; as cookery, washing, etc.

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KITE

KITE, noun A rapacious fowl of the genus Falco or hawk, remarkable for gliding through the air without frequently moving its wings; hence called glide.1. A name of reproach, den...

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KITEFOOT

KI'TEFOOT, noun A sort of tobacco, so called.

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KITESFOOT

KI'TESFOOT, noun A plant.

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KITH

KITH, noun Acquaintance.

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KITLING

KIT'LING, noun [Latin catulus.] A whelp; the young of a beast.

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KITTEN

KIT'TEN, noun kit'n. A young cat, or the young of the cat.KIT'TEN, verb intransitive kit'n. To bring forth young, as a cat.

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KITTIWAKE

KIT'TIWAKE, noun A fowl of the genus Larus, or gull kind.

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KITTLE

KIT'TLE, verb transitive To tickle. [Not used.]

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KLICK

KLICK, verb intransitive [a different orthography or diminutive of clack.]1. To make a small, sharp sound by striking two things together.2. In Scotland, to pilfer, by taking wi...

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KNAB

KNAB, verb transitive nab. To bite; to gnaw; to nibble. [This word may belong to the root of nibble, and it properly signifies to catch or seize suddenly with the teeth.]

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KNABBLE

KNAB'BLE, verb intransitive To bite or nibble. [Not used.]

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KNACK

KNACK, noun nak. A little machine; a petty contrivance; a toy.A knack a toy, a trick, a baby's cap.1. A readiness; habitual facility of performance; dexterity; adroitness.My aut...

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KNACKER

KNACK'ER, noun nak'er. A maker of knacks, toys or small work.1. A rope-maker, or collar-maker. [Not in use.]

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KNAG

KNAG, noun nag.1. A knot in wood, or a protuberant knot; a wart.2. A peg for hanging things on.3. The shoot of a deer's horns.

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KNAGGY

KNAG'GY, noun nag'gy. Knotty, full of knots; rough with knots; hence, rough in temper.

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KNAP

KNAP, noun nap. A protuberance; a swelling. [Little used. See Knob.]KNAP, verb transitive nap. [See Knab.]1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Little used.]2. To strike wit...

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KNAPBOTTLE

KNAP'BOTTLE, noun nap'bottle. A plant.

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KNAPPISH

KNAP'PISH, adjective nap'pish. Snappish. [See Snap.]

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KNAPPLE

KNAP'PLE, verb intransitive nap'ple. To break off with an abrupt sharp noise.

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KNAPSACK

KNAP'SACK, noun nap'sack. A soldier's bag, carried on his back, and containing necessaries of food and clothing. It may be of leather or coarse cloth.

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KNAPWEED

KNAP'WEED, noun nap'weed. A plant of the genus Centaurea, so called probably from knap, a button.

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KNAR

KN'AR, noun n'ar. A knot in wood.

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KNARLED

KN'ARLED, adjective Knotted. [See Gnarled.]

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KNARRY

KN'ARRY, adjective Knotty.

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KNAVE

KNAVE, noun nave.1. A boy; a man-child.2. A servant.3. A false deceitful fellow; a dishonest man or boy.In defiance of demonstration, knaves will continue to proselyte fools.4. ...

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KNAVERY

KNA'VERY, noun na'very. Dishonesty; deception in traffick; trick; petty villainy; fraud.1. Mischievous tricks or practices.