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Kentuck, a. and n. U.S.|ˈkɛntʌk|
Also Kaintuck.
[Abbrev. of Kentucky.]
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1826T. Flint Recoll. 15 A ‘Kentuck’ is the best man at a pole. 1831Constellation (N.Y.) 143/2 Placing a huge lump of his favorite ‘Kentuck’ [tobacco] in his mouth. 1834W. A. Caruthers Kentuckian in N.Y. I. 24, I gets a quid of the real Kentuck twist into my mouth. Ibid. 25 When we Kentuck boys get at it, it won't all end like a log rollin'. 1842Amer. Phioneer I. 157, I then entered a Kentuck boat and descended the river. 1852B. Casseday Hist. Louisville ii. 69 ‘And you waded in like a raal Kaintuck,’ rejoined Nine-Eyes. 1872W. J. Flagg Good Investment 544/1 You must expect me to defend myself Kaintuck fashion. 1941L. D. Baldwin Keelboat Age 61 The Americans..considered a ‘Kentuck’ best at the setting poles. 1942in H. Wentworth Amer. Dial. Dict. (1944) 338/2 The Kaintucks were spared a feud with the N.Y.C. police. |