- kenspeckled
- North Country (Newcastle) Wordsconspicuous; specked, so as to be easily kenned
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kenspeckled
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kenspeckle — /ken spek euhl/, adj. Scot. and North Eng. conspicuous; easily seen or recognized. Also, kenspeckled. [1705 15; deriv. (see LE) of kenspeck ( < Scand; cf. Norw kjennespak quick at recognizing, lit., know clever); see KEN1] * * * … Universalium
