kish

[ kish ]

/ kɪʃ /

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noun Metallurgy.

a mixture of graphite and slag separated from and floating on the surface of molten pig iron or cast iron as it cools.

dross on the surface of molten lead.

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Origin of kish

1805–15; <German Kies gravel, pyrites; akin to Old English cisel gravel

Words nearby kish

kiruv, kisan, Kisangani, Kiselevsk, Kisetla, kish, Kishi, Kishinev, kishke, Kiska, kiskadee

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Kish

[ kish ]

/ kɪʃ /

noun

an ancient Sumerian and Akkadian city: its site is 8 miles (13 km) east of the site of Babylon in S Iraq.

How to use kish in a sentence

Other towns in southern Mesopotamia continued to expand into urbanized Sumerian cities, with examples like Kish, Ur, Nippur, Umma, Nina, and Girsu.
Who Were The Ancient Sumerians? History of the ‘First’ Mesopotamians|Dattatreya Mandal|September 15, 2022|Realm of History
“I was eating, sleeping and, excuse me, peeing in the same place,” al Kish says with a look of shame.
Inside Gaddafi's Torture Prisons|Babak Dehghanpisheh|September 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Al Kish, 32, was kept as a prisoner in the building for 11 months in 2003.
Inside Gaddafi's Torture Prisons|Babak Dehghanpisheh|September 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A very fast piece of close reaching was done between the Kish and the Rosebeg, then came a dead peg across the Bay.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.

In a hard squall the second round commenced, and through a backing of the wind they had a run with spinnakers to the Kish.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
Of this barony, the mountain called Ceis or Kish-Corran, is the most striking geographical feature.
The Irish Penny Journal, No. 2, Vol. I, July 11, 1840|Various
He was encamped with his tribe at a place which the Indians called Kish-wa-cokee.
General Scott|General Marcus J. Wright
Asses were being sought by Saul, the son of Kish, when he found a kingdom of subjects instead.
Bible Romances|George W. Foote

British Dictionary definitions for kish

kish

/ (kɪʃ) /

noun

metallurgy graphite formed on the surface of molten iron that contains a large amount of carbon

Word Origin for kish

C19: perhaps changed from German Kies gravel; related to Old High German kisil pebble

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