wapping ken in English

Forms: wapping kens [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + ken (“house”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|wap||to engage in sexual intercourse}} wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”), {{m|en|ken||house}} ken (“house”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wapping ken (plural wapping kens)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wap",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to engage in sexual intercourse"
      },
      "expansion": "wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ken",
        "3": "",
        "4": "house"
      },
      "expansion": "ken (“house”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + ken (“house”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wapping kens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wapping ken (plural wapping kens)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "British English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "English Thieves' Cant",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A brothel."
      ],
      "id": "en-wapping_ken-en-noun-wJVKP7py",
      "links": [
        [
          "brothel",
          "brothel"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "thieves' cant",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A brothel."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "prostitute's client",
          "word": "wapping cove"
        },
        {
          "english": "prostitute",
          "word": "wapping dell"
        },
        {
          "english": "prostitute",
          "word": "wapping moll"
        },
        {
          "english": "prostitute",
          "word": "wapping mort"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "brothel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wapping ken"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wap",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to engage in sexual intercourse"
      },
      "expansion": "wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ken",
        "3": "",
        "4": "house"
      },
      "expansion": "ken (“house”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + ken (“house”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wapping kens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wapping ken (plural wapping kens)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "prostitute's client",
      "word": "wapping cove"
    },
    {
      "english": "prostitute",
      "word": "wapping dell"
    },
    {
      "english": "prostitute",
      "word": "wapping moll"
    },
    {
      "english": "prostitute",
      "word": "wapping mort"
    }
  ],
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        "English Thieves' Cant",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A brothel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brothel",
          "brothel"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "thieves' cant",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A brothel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "brothel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wapping ken"
}

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"wapping ken" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms