"penk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-penk.wav [Southern-England] Forms: penks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} penk (plural penks)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A minnow. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Leuciscine fish

Inflected forms

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