queer ken
queer ken · queer kens
A prisonA prison.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, dated)A prison.
Origin
From queer (“weird; odd”) + ken (“house”).From queer (“weird; odd”) + ken (“house”).
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Forms
plural: queer kens| Singular | queer ken |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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