lakin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lakin
1490–1500; earlier laken for *ladyken little lady. See lady, -kin
Example Sentences
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Hassan said, “La ureed an uz’ij rihlatik—wa lakin min ajl khamsu ma’at doolar amreeki ftl usbu, sawfa afa’al.”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
By’r lakin, I can go no further, sir; My old bones ache: here’s a maze trod, indeed, Through forth-rights and meanders!
From The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by John Glover
Cu. lakin, a child's toy. 51Lak, sb. contempt, reproach, disgrace.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
By'r lakin, I can go no further, sir; My old bones ache: here's a maze trod, indeed, Through forth-rights and meanders!
From The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Cf. the old formula "Marry!" or "By'r lakin!"
From The Economist by Henry Graham Dakyns
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