rumbo kenn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌmbəʊ ˌkɛn/, U.S.

/ˈrəmboʊ ˌkɛn/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, ken n.²

Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (perhaps rumbo n.¹, although this is first attested later; perhaps compare rum adj.²) + ken n.²

cant. Now rare.

A pawnshop.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > pawnshop

Lombard1609

lumber1617

lumber-house1677

pawnshop1720

rumbo ken1724

pop-shop1772

spout1819

pawnbrokery1821

dolly-shop1851

pawn1868

hock-shop1871

poverty shop1948

1724 J. Harper in J. Thurmond Harlequin Sheppard 22 Fileing of a Rumbo Ken, My Boman is snabbled again.

1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 34 Rumbo Ken, Pawn-Brokers.

1890 in A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. Rumbo ken, (theatrical), a pawn-broker's shop.

1911 C. H. G. Lennox Duke & his Friends xv. 267 The snuff box and tooth pick case was pawnd [sic] at Shocks rumbo ken for 10 guineas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rumbo ken
释义	rumbo kenn. Brit. /ˈrʌmbəʊ ˌkɛn/, U.S. /ˈrəmboʊ ˌkɛn/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, ken n.² Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (perhaps rumbo n.¹, although this is first attested later; perhaps compare rum adj.²) + ken n.² cant. Now rare. A pawnshop. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > pawnshop Lombard1609 lumber1617 lumber-house1677 pawnshop1720 rumbo ken1724 pop-shop1772 spout1819 pawnbrokery1821 dolly-shop1851 pawn1868 hock-shop1871 poverty shop1948 1724 J. Harper in J. Thurmond Harlequin Sheppard 22 Fileing of a Rumbo Ken, My Boman is snabbled again. 1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 34 Rumbo Ken, Pawn-Brokers. 1890 in A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. Rumbo ken, (theatrical), a pawn-broker's shop. 1911 C. H. G. Lennox Duke & his Friends xv. 267 The snuff box and tooth pick case was pawnd [sic] at Shocks rumbo ken for 10 guineas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1724
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