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KEE'PER, n. One who keeps; one that holds or has possession of any thing. 1. One...
KEEP, v.t. pret. and pp. kept. [L. habeo, and capio.] 1. To hold; to retain in o...
KEE'NNESS, n. Eagerness; vehemence; as the keenness of hunger. 1. Sharpness; fin...
KEE'NLY, adv. Eagerly; vehemently. 1. Sharply; severely; bitterly.
KEEN, a. 1. Eager; vehement; as hungry curs too keen at the sport. The sheep wer...
KEELSON, n. kel'son. A piece of timber in a ship, laid on the middle of the floo...
KEE'LING, n. A kind of small cod, of which stock fish is made.
KEE'LHAUL, v.t. To haul under the keel of a ship. Keelhauling is a punishment in...
KEE'LFAT, n. A cooler; a vessel in which liquor is set for cooling. [Not used.]
KEE'LED, a. In botany, carinated; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; ...
KEE'LAGE, n. Duty paid for a ship entering Hartlepool, Eng.
KEEL, n. 1. The principal timber in a ship, extending from stem to stern at the ...
KEECH, n. A mass or lump. [Not in use.]
KEE, plu. of cow. [Local in England and not used in America.]
KED'LACK, n. A weed that grows among wheat and rye; charlock. [I believe not use...
KEDGE, n. [allied probably to cag and keg.] A small anchor, used to keep a ship ...