ked

[ked]

noun

sheeptick.

Origin of ked

First recorded in 1560–70; earlier cade, of uncertain origin

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Examples from the Web for keds

Contemporary Examples

Like countless other boys in Massapequa, he had a crew cut and wore Keds sneakers and T-shirts with horizontal stripes.
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British Dictionary definitions for keds

ked

noun

See sheep ked

Word Origin

C16: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for keds

Ked

proprietary name of a brand of canvas sneakers, 1917, registered by United States Rubber Co., N.Y.

We wanted to call it Peds, but ... it came too close to ... other brand names. So we batted it around for awhile and decided on the hardest-sounding letter in the alphabet, K, and called it Keds, that was in 1916. [J.Healey, in R.L. Cohen, "Footwear Industry," x.93]