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libken

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A house or lodging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Qualifier: thieves' cant

Examples

  • c. 1607-1610, Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, The Roaring Girl No, we scorn to be pure rogues, but if you come to our libken, or our stalling-ken, you shall find neither him nor me a queer cuffin.

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