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Meaning of penk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɛŋk

Definitions

  1. A river in Staffordshire, England, which joins the River Sow.
  2. A minnow.
    UK, dialectal, obsolete

Examples

“Now for the Minnow, or Penk: he is not easily found and caught till March, or in April, for then he appears first in the river,[…].”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Penkalski penkeeper penkeeping penker Penketh Penkhull

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