keener
keener _Cent_ ~ 'one who keens' [at funerals] _NID_ ibid _OED_ (1811-) ibid. [reverse] _DAS_ keener n 'a shrewd person' 1859 obs _DAE_ ~ 'a keen hand' 1859 BERREY 1943 has five uses in behavior and gambling : NA slang - _withdraw_? [check] 'one who keens' [at...
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39134 |
Summary: | keener _Cent_ ~ 'one who keens' [at funerals] _NID_ ibid _OED_ (1811-) ibid. [reverse] _DAS_ keener n 'a shrewd person' 1859 obs _DAE_ ~ 'a keen hand' 1859 BERREY 1943 has five uses in behavior and gambling : NA slang - _withdraw_? [check] 'one who keens' [at funerals] Notes Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Mon 10 Aug 2015; Reverse of card at k_13564 |
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