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Su. G. _koett_, Isl. _kaet_, caro?
_To_ ~Ket~. _v. a._ To corrupt.
_Henrysone._
KET, KETT, _s._ A matted fleece, S.
_Burns._
C. B. _caeth_, bound; Ir. _caitin_, s.h.a.g.
~Kett~, _s._ The weed called quick-gra.s.s. S. A.
~Ketty~, _adj._ Matted, S. A.
KETCHE-PILLARIS, _s. pl._ Players at ball.
_Dunbar._
Teut. _kaetse-spel_, ludus pilae.
KETHAT, _s._ A robe or ca.s.sock.
_Dunbar._
KETRAIL, KYTRAL, _s._ A term expressive of the greatest contempt and abhorrence.
V. ~Kytral~.
_Gl. Sibb._
Teut. _ketter_, haereticus.
KETTRIN, _s. pl._
V. ~Cateranes~.
_To_ KEVE, _v. a._ To toss.
V. ~Cave~.
KEVEL.
V. ~Kavel~.
_To_ KEVEL, _v. n._ To wrangle, S. A.
_J. Nicol._
Alem. _kyffel-n_, Su. G. _kifw-a_, _kaeb-la_, id.
KEWIS, _s. pl._ Line of conduct.
_Dunbar._
Fr. _queue_, conclusion of a business.
KY, _s. pl._ Cows, S.
O. Fris. _kij_.
_Douglas._
_To_ KIAUVE, _v. a._ To work, to knead, Moray.
_Popular Ball._
Isl. _kef-ia_, supprimere.
KIBBLE, KYBILL, _adj._ Strong and active, S. B.
_Wyntown._
KICK, _s._ A novelty. S.
Isl. _kaek-r_, gestus indecorus.
~Kicky~, _adj._
1. Showy, gaudy, S.
_s.h.i.+rrefs._
2. Aiming at what is above one's station, S.
