Khan () A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.

Khan () An Eastern inn or caravansary.

Khanate () Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.

Khaya () A lofty West African tree (Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge.

Khedive () A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.

Khenna () See Henna.

Kholah () The Indian jackal.

Kholsun () The dhole.

Khutbah () An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes.

Kiabooca wood () See Kyaboca wood.

Kiang () The dziggetai.

Kibble () To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats.

Kibble () A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.

Kibblings () Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.

Kibe () A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain.

Kibed () Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels.

Kibitkas () of Kibitka

Kibitka () A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.

Kibitka () A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation.

Kiblah () See Keblah.

Kiby () Affected with kibes.

Kichil () See Kechil.

Kicred () of Kick

Kicking () of Kick

Kick () To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

Kick () To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.

Kick () To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.

Kick () A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.

Kick () The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.

Kick () A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.

Kick () The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.

Kickable () Capable or deserving of being kicked.

Kickapoos () A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.

Kicker () One who, or that which, kicks.

Kickshaw () See Kickshaws, the correct singular.

Kickshawses () of Kickshaws

Kickshaws () Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.

Kickshaws () A fancy dish; a titbit; a delicacy.

Kickshoe () A kickshaws.

Kicksy-wicksy () Alt. of Kicky-wisky

Kicky-wisky () That which is restless and uneasy.

Kicksy-wicksy () Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames.

Kickup () The water thrush or accentor.

Kid () A young goat.

Kid () A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on.

Kid () A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.

Kid () Gloves made of kid.

Kid () A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food.

Kidded () of Kid

Kidding () of Kid

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