The sound K is often displaced by substituting _qu_, as for
coat, corn, corner, cost; _quoat_ or (_quût_) _quoin,
quiner, quost._
Keck'er. _s._ The windpipe; the trachea.
Keep. _s._ A basket, applied only to large baskets.
To Keeve. _v. a._ To put the wort in a keeve for some time to
ferment.
Keeve. _s._ A large tub or vessel used in brewing. A mashing-
tub is sometimes called a _keeve_.
Kef'fel. _s._ A bad and worn out horse.
To Kern. _v. n._ To turn from blossom to fruit: the process
of turning from blossom to fruit is called _kerning_.
Kex, Kexy. _s._ The dry stalks of some plants, such as Cows-
parsley and Hemlock, are called Kexies. _As dry as a kexy_ is
a common simile.
Kill. _s._ A Kiln.
Kil'ter. _s._ Money.
King'bow, or rather, a-kingbow. _adv._ Kimbo.
Chaucer has this word _kenebow,_ which is, perhaps, the true
one--a _kenebow,_ implying a bow with a keen or sharp angle.
"He set his arms in _kenebow_."