"spellken" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-spellken.ogg [Australia] Forms: spellkens [plural]
Etymology: spell (“play”) + ken (“house”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spell|ken|gloss1=play|gloss2=house}} spell (“play”) + ken (“house”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spellken (plural spellkens)
  1. (obsolete, slang) A theatre. Tags: obsolete, slang Synonyms: speelken, spelken
    Sense id: en-spellken-en-noun--XZMDOly Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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