keet

or keat

[ keet ]

/ kit /

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noun

a young guinea fowl.

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Origin of keet

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; imitative

Words nearby keet

keep watch, keep your . . ., keepy-uppy, keeshond, Keesler Air Force Base, keet, Keewatin, kef, Kefallonia, Kefauver, keffiyeh

How to use keet in a sentence

Keet-Chong, named above, possessed an estate on French Island, on which his family had resided for more than 800 years.
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844|William C. Hunter
He sees but Ulenspiegel only: the others are concealed behind the keet, which is the washhouse.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)|Charles de Coster
George Keet's chivalrous anxiety to set us at our ease was truly heroic.
Rainy Week|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Katheline rose and went into the keet, to see if her friends had come.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel|Charles de Coster

There were a number of ruined cliff-dwellings, the most accessible of which was Keet Seel.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey