"queer ken" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: queer kens [plural]
Etymology: From queer (“weird; odd”) + ken (“house”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|queer||weird; odd}} queer (“weird; odd”), {{m|en|ken||house}} ken (“house”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} queer ken (plural queer kens)
  1. (dated, UK, thieves' cant and Polari) A prison. Tags: UK, dated Categories (topical): Prison Synonyms: prison, quier ken, quire ken, quyer ken Derived forms: queer-ken hall (english: prison)

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