name
Meaning 1
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
keels
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Pronunciation
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/kiːlz/
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rhymes with -iːlz
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homophone: keels
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CMU ARPABET: K IY1 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of keel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of kayles.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of keel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a corruption of the surname Keough, a derivation from the surname Keel, or a derivation from keel, referring here to the shape of the rocks near the town's harbour.