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Glossary for Robert Burns's Works

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K


Kae
A daw.
Kail
Colewort, a kind of broth.
Kailrunt
The stem of a colewort.
Kain
Fowls, etc., paid as rent by a farmer.
Kebars
Rafters.
Kebbuck
A cheese.
Keckle
Joyous cry; to cackle as a hen.
Keek, keekit
A keek, to peep.
Kelpies
A sort of mischievous water-spirit, said to haunt fords and fairies at night, especially in storms.
Ken
To know, ken'd, or ken't, knew, known.
Kennin
A small matter.
Kenspeckle
Well known.
Ket, Ketty
Matted, a fleece of wool.
Kiaugh
Carking, anxiety; to be in a flutter.
Kilt
To truss up the clothes.
Kimmer
A young girl; a gossip.
Kin
Kindred, kind.
King's-hood
A certain part of the entrails of an ox.
Kintra, Kintrie
Country; kintra-cooser, country stallion.
Kirn
The harvest supper; a churn.
Kirsen
To christen, to baptize.
Kist
Chest, a shop counter.
Kitchen
Anything that eats with bread to serve for soup, gravy.
Kith
Kindred.
Kittlin'
Cuddling.
Kittle
To tickle, ticklish.
Kittling
A young cat.
Kiutle, Kiutleing, or Kuittle
to cuddle, country cuddling, fondling.
Knaggie
Like knags, or points of rocks.
Knap
To strike or break.
Knappin'-hammer
A hammer for breaking stones.
Knowe
A small round hillock, a knoll.
Knurl
Dwarf.
Knurlin'
Crooked but strong; knotty.
Kye
Cows.
Kyte
The belly.
Kythe
To discover, to show one's self.

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The Poetical Works Of Robert Burns

by Robert Burns

Copyright 1910
Published by Ward, Lock, and Co., Ltd

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