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"kervorten" Definition

  1. a Cockneyism for QUARTERN or quarter-pint measure. “KERVORTEN and three houts,” a quartern of liquor and glasses, each holding a third of the quantity.

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Position in the dictionary: 1862 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: ketch, kettle of fish, key of the street, kibosh, kick, kick over the traces, kick the bucket, kick up, kickeraboo, kickseys
Previous words in the dictionary: kent rag, kennedy, ken, kelter, keep it up, keep a pig, keel-hauling, karibat, juwaub, junk

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