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Meaning of grubbing ken | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A place where food may be procured; a workhouse or cookshop.

UK, obsolete, slang

Examples

“It was on my tongue, as the saying is, to tell him I was not a frequenter of “grubbing kens,” but I thought better of it; it was the best policy not to offend him, as he might be useful.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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