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199 Kendle teening. Candle lighting time. To tine, or teen, is to light, as *'teen the candle." Kenack, A worm. (A weakly child. W.C.B.) Kinah, Borlase. It is Celtic Cornish. Kennin. A white cloudy spot on the cornea, like a thin film. (Kennel. m.a.c.) Ken is a Celtic Cornish word meaning the peel, or skin of anything. Kennin herb. A plant, the decoction of which is used for the cure of a Jcennin. Polwhele says it is Crow-foot. Ranunculus, Keeping company. Phrase used of lovers after " popping the question." Keep on, keeping on, or keeping on keeping on. Idiomatic phrases used of a scold who won't cease talking. Also used of a bully. Kep-kep-kep. A call to make a horse come near one. (See back for this in " The words compared with Chaucer,^') Kern. To curdle. Kerned. Concreted. " He has also seen gold kerned about spar," that is, fixed and concreted on the quartz. Borlase. Kerning, Term used of corn as it ripens after the period of blossoming. Kert. A cart. It is a Celtic Cornish word. Also caart. Kib. V. To repair, as of a hedge, with thorns, &c.