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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1802 edition. Excerpt: ...ditches. Kepp, to catch, intercept. Teut. keppen, captare. Ker-caik, afmall cake made of jlour with eggs, &c. Ker-handit, left handed. Gael. cearr, awkward. Kerf, to carve. Kerfyt, carved. Teut. kerfen. Kerfs, Carfe, a trafl of low fertile ground. 1f1. kior, ber, lacus, palus; kiorr, lacunse, paludes, loca deprefia. & paluftria. In a traft of this kind, a piece of riling ground is called an inch or ijland. Ketch-pillaris, jharpers; probably, fays Lord Haile?, a corruption of Fr. gafpilleurs, fpendthrifts. Kethat, expl. cajjock, robe. Ketrail, heretick. Teut. kette, r, ketfer. Swed. kisttarc, hsereticus, fchifmaticus, feftator, confeftator. The Svved. word is alfo defined qui contra naturam pec-cat; uti apud Gallos bougres; i. e. " Bulgari appcl-labantur olim communi nomine omnes hseretici, at-que etiam qui infami lihidine fe polluehant." Kett, carrion, carcafes of jheep that hjve died from d'if-eafe or accident. Alfo expl. a matted hairy fcece of wool. Kevie, hen-coop. Teut. kevie, aviarium. Kewis, expl. fit feafon ofaddrtfs.. Keuls. See Cavillis, lots. Keyfer, Emperor. Belg. i?j;/V. Goth.kaifar. "Lrt.Cafar.. Kilt, filibeg, a jbort petty coat, part of tbe Highland drefs; fometimes the plaid is worn tucked rcund the hody like a petticoat; this is called breacan an felimh, or a helted plaid. Kilt, to tuck up. Dan. op-kilter, fuccingere; kilter, cingere. Goth, fai ganimis in kilthein, L. i. 3i.concipies in ntero. Kimmcr, Ki Kin. Kimmer. See Cummer, comrade, gofflp. Fr. Kin, kindred, of the fame nature. Kink, immoderate fit of laughter; to laugh immoder ately. Sax. cintan, hiare. Goth-kinnus, maxilla. Kinning, coney, rabhit. Teut. kuniin, cuniculus; kibnen, gignere. Goth, keinan, germinare. Kinrent, Kinret, kindred....
