"kench" meaning in All languages combined

See kench on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: kenches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntʃ Head templates: {{en-noun}} kench (plural kenches)
  1. A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted.
    Sense id: en-kench-en-noun-nKyAFd4X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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