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Ken \Ken\, v. i.
To look around. [Obs.] --Burton.
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Ken \Ken\, n.
Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
"Beyond his ken." --Longfellow.
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Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.
--South.
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It was relief to quit the ken
And the inquiring looks of men. --Trench.
Kendal green


Ken \Ken\ (k[e^]n), n. [Perh. from kennel.]
A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang,
Eng.]
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Ken \Ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kenned} (k[e^]nd); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Kenning}.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS.
cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related
Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth.
kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to
AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. [root]45. See {Can} to be
able, {Know}.]
1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or
Scot.]
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2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.]
"We ken them from afar." --Addison
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'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak.
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