What does libken mean?
Libken means (obsolete, thieves' cant) A house or lodging..
Libken
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(obsolete, thieves' cant) A house or lodging..
Example Sentences
c. 1607-1610, Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, The Roaring Girl No, we scorn to be pure rogues, but if you come to our libken, or our stalling-ken, you shall find neither him nor me a queer cuffin.
To their libkins at the Crackmans.
These are the fees I always charge a swell that must have his lib-ken to himself.
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Word Forms
- libkens
- libkin
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c. 1607-1610, Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, The Roaring Girl No, we scorn to be pure rogues, but if you come to our libken, or our stalling-ken, you shall find neither him nor me a queer cuffin.
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