grubbing ken

English

grubbing ken (plural grubbing kens)

(UK, obsolete, slang) A place where food may be procured; a workhouse or cookshop.
- 1883, George Atkins Brine, The King of the Beggars (page 86)
  It was on my tongue, as the saying is, to tell him I was not a frequenter of “grubbing kens,” but I thought better of it; it was the best policy not to offend him, as he might be useful.

单词	grubbing ken
释义	grubbing ken English Noun grubbing ken (plural grubbing kens) (UK, obsolete, slang) A place where food may be procured; a workhouse or cookshop. 1883, George Atkins Brine, The King of the Beggars (page 86) It was on my tongue, as the saying is, to tell him I was not a frequenter of “grubbing kens,” but I thought better of it; it was the best policy not to offend him, as he might be useful. References 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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