Ken (?), n. [Perh. from kennel.]
A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.
[Slang, Eng.]
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Ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning.] [OE.kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. &root;45. See Can to be able, Know.]
1.
To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
2.
To recognize; to descry; to discern
. [Archaic or Scot.] "We
ken them from afar."
Addison
'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait.
Shak.
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Ken, v. i.
To look around.
[Obs.]
Burton.
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Ken, n.
Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
"Beyond his
ken."
Longfellow.
Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.
South.
It was relief to quit the ken
And the inquiring looks of men.
Trench.
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