KEEABER—Kelterment an’ rubbish.
KEEK—A squinten, peepen, pinken trick is this—keep off’t. Peeped. He was flait o’ missin summat, an’ keekt ower t’ winda blind.
KEK—Turn-up. Kek t’ cart up i’ t’ cart hoose. Sticking oot. Durt kek thi gurt feet up like that, er somebody’s gaan ta tum’le ower them. To trip up. Ah kek’t him ower as grand as ivver thoo saw owt i’ thi life.
KELDERMENT—A conglomeration of incongruous parts (cush barn!). Say it’s a lad’s pocket ’at’s ower full, an’ his mudder hes ’t turned oot. Ther’ll be a crib chain, a bit o’ flint an’ an auld rasp, his jackilegs, an’ as mich string as wad hang him, a teetolly if it’s Christmas time, an’ a rusty nail er tweea, a bit o’ indy if he gahs ta t’ skiul, an’ his sliat cloot, an’ a stump er mair o’ pencil, an’ happen aboot t’ last thing’s an inch o’ twist, ’at he ca’t tell hoo that’s gitten in. His mudder co’s it a heap o’ kelderment.
KELK—Anudder dignified term (nacken again) for a salute. Ah gat a kelk i’ t’ stomach wi’ yon young imp ’at Ah’s nut fergit fer a bit.
KELL, KELD—A spring or well, found in place names, e.g., Gunner-Keld, Salkeld, Threlkeld, &c.
KELTER—Money.
KEMP—A rough fellow. He’s a gurt cooarse kemp ’at is he. He izzant fit to hev a cuddy.
KEN—Know. Ah dud’nt ken thi i’ that hat. See; perceive (hem!). It was varra nar dark, but Ah cud ken summat afooar mi.
KEN’D—Saw. Ah just ken’d him as he was turnen in ta t’ fauld.