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单词 kay
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kaykeyadj.

Brit. /keɪ/, U.S. /keɪ/
Etymology: = Danish (obsolete or dialect) kei (in den kei haand the left hand); compare Swedish dialect kaja left hand, kajhandt left-handed (Rietz). Apparently limited to Cheshire and Lancashire; keck-handed is current in Shropshire and other midland counties.
dialect. rare.
Left (hand or foot). Also kay-fisted, kay-nieved, kay-pawed, left-handed.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > left hand
kayc1400
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [adjective] > left
kayc1400
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 422 Þe kay fot on þe folde he be-fore sette.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gauchier, left-handed, key-fisted.
1865 E. Waugh Besom Ben vii. 90 He wur keigh-neighvt.
1886 Chester Gloss. Kay-fisted, left-handed.
1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Key-paw, the left hand. Key-pawed, left-handed.
1895 in Notes & Queries 23 Mar. 235/2 In Lancashire it is said of a man who uses his left hand..that he is ‘K-pawed’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

kayint.

Brit. /keɪ/, U.S. /keɪ/
Etymology: Representation of the sound of the letter K.
= O.K. n.1 and int.2 used as int.
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society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > others
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Dc1000
ellc1000
Fc1000
Sc1000
yogha1300
Pa1398
ess1540
tee1610
alif1727
cue1755
em1793
en1793
dee1795
double U1841
edh1846
wye1857
vee1883
gee1926
nut1940
kay1959
at sign1977
1959 I. Jefferies Thirteen Days v. 66 ‘How about a quick half-hour now?’ I said. ‘Kay.’
1968 S. Challis Death on Quiet Beach v. 72 Kay. We'll check her out.
1972 J. Wainwright Night is Time to Die 189 ‘And sling him in the cells,’ added the D.D.I... ‘Kay.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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