kithe
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Example Sentences
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I never in the whole course of my acquaintance saw him kithe so unfavourably as he did on that occasion.
From The Life of Lord Byron by Galt, John
He that had neither beene a kithe nor kin Might have seene a full fayre sight.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Kid; or "kidde," past participle of "kythe" or "kithe," to show or discover.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
He that hath neither beene kithe nor kin Might have seen a full fayre sight, To see how together these yeomen went With blades both brown and bright.
From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton)
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