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<hw>Kint"lidge</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Kentledge</er>.</def>

<h1>Kiosk</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Ki*osk"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Turk. <ets>kiushk</ets>, <ets>ki\'94shk</ets>, Per. <ets>k<?/shk</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.</def>

<-- 2. A small structure, typically located on a street and sometimes in a parking lot, with one or more open sides, used to vend merchandise, such as newspapers, or services, such as key duplication or film developing.(MW10 s. 2) -->

<h1>Kioways</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Ki"o*ways`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt>; <sing>sing. <singw>Kioway</singw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</sing> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians distantly related to the Shoshones. They formerly inhabited the region about the head waters of the North Platte.</def>

<h1>Kip</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kip</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.</def>

<cs><col>Kip leather.</col> <cd>See <er>Kipskin</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Kipe</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kipe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>kipen</ets> to catch, Icel. <ets>kippa</ets> to pull, snatch. Cf. <er>Kipper</er>.]</ety> <def>An osier basket used for catching fish.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Kipper</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kip"per</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>kippen</ets> to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf. <er>Kipe</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A salmon after spawning.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<cs><col>Kipper time</col>, <cd>the season in which fishing for salmon is forbidden. <mark>[Eng. & Scot.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Kipper</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kip"per</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Kippered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Kippering</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.</def> "<i>Kippered</i> salmon."

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Kipper</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kip"per</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><-- = chipper? -->

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Kippernut</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kip"per*nut`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to earthnuts of several kinds.</def>

<h1>Kipskin</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kip"skin`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Kip</ets> + <ets>skin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide.</def>

<h1>Kirk</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kirk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Scot.; cf. Icel. <ets>kirkja</ets>, of Greek origin. See <er>Church</er>.]</ety> <def>A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

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