Libken
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Libken is a noun meaning (obsolete, thieves' cant) A house or lodging.
Meaning
(obsolete, thieves' cant) A house or lodging.
Example Sentences
To their libkins at the Crackmans.
These are the fees I always charge a swell that must have his lib-ken to himself.
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.
Word Forms
- libkens
- libkin
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include libkin, lodgings, lodge-house, lodging, room, lodgehouse.
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