To KEKKIL, KEKIL, v. n. to cackle; to laugh aloud.
KELL, KULL, s. a dress for a woman's head. A caul, the hinder-part of a woman's cap.
KELPIE, WATER-KELPIE, s. the spirit of the waters, who, as is vulgarly believed, gives warning of those who are to be drowned within the precincts of his beat. This is indicated by preternatural noises and lights. He is supposed to appear in the form of a horse. Many wonderful exploits are attributed to the kelpie.
KELT, s. a salmon that has just spawned; a foul fish that has not been in salt water.
KEMP, s. a champion.
KEMPIN, s. the act of striving on the harvest field.
To KEN, v. n. to know.
KENNED, part. pa. of to know.
KENSPECKLE, adj. having so remarkable an appearance as to be easily known.
KEP, KEPP, v. a. to intercept.