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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kenned p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning. ] [ OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. √45. See Can to be able, Know. ] 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [ Archaic or Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [ Archaic or Scot. ] “We ken them from afar.” Addison [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To look around. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. from kennel. ] A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or . } A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [ 1913 Webster ]

How couldst thou know these men in Kendal green ? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers.
Syn. -- Kennedia, genus Kennedia, genus Kennedya. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To put or keep in a kennel. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil, LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine. ] 1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to describe his kennel. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Channel, Canal. ] The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]