Glossary (words starting with K)
kaiser
king (deriving from the latin, Caesar)
keep
stay, reside, lodge
keep
maintain
Keep cut
keep one's distance
keep fast
hold on to (your money)
keep great families
keep; maintain (OED keep v, 19)
keep great families
family: household; the servants of a house or establishment; the household (OED I 1a)
keep off
move away, stand back
keep touch
keep an appointment, with sexual purpose
keeping
taking care of a person (OED I, 3)
ken
range of sight or vision (OED n1. 2)
kennel
gutter (OED n2)
kick at
object strongly to, rebel against, reject with anger or scorn, spurn, defy
kicksey-winsey
a whim or erratic fantasy; a fantastic device (OED n. a and adv.)
kickshaws
a fancy dish in cookery, chiefly with contemptuous force: a ‘something’ or 'quelque chose', fancy French cooking rather than solid 'English’ cooking
kilderkins
casks, the capacity of which varied at this time from 16 to 18 gallons, depending upon the commodity contained in them
kind
'manner, fashion', but may also pun on 'family, kin'
kind
manner, fashion; with a pun on 'sexual action'
kind
manner, fashion
kind
(a) manner, fashion; (b) family, kin
kindling
burning
kindly
with sympathy, benevolence, good nature (OED adv. 2)
kindness
a feeling of tenderness or fondness; affection (OED 5)
kindred sake
kindred's sake (for a similar construction, see mother-side)
knacks
ingenious contrivances; toys, trinkets, trifles, knick-knacks (OED knack n2, 3)
knave
rogue, scoundrel
knavery
trickery; dishonest dealing
knaves
rogues, scoundrels
knavish
rascally: here used as a term of praise implying 'shrewd' or 'cunning'
knavish
fraudulent (OED 3)
knew't
knew it
knight o'the post
notorious perjurer; one who got his living by giving false evidence (OED)
knots
an ornament or adjunct to a dress made from a complicated interweaving or bows of ribbon; sometimes in the form of a cockade or epaulette
know
recognise, identify (OED vI, 1a)
know
have sexual intercourse with (OED v. 7)
know
acknowledge
knowledge
knowledge of: (sexual) intimacy with
knowledge
sexual intimacy (OED n. 7)
knowledge of
(sexual) intimacy with (OED knowledge n, 7)
known
well-known, recognised
knubbing
biting gently, nibbling (OED v. 1, citing The City Wit 4.1)