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A Glossary of the Scots Dialect |
| Kae | a jackdaw. |
| Kaes | daws. |
| Kail | cabbage, broth. |
| Kail-blade | the leaf cabbage. |
| Kail-gullie | a cabbage knife. |
| Kail-runt | the stem of cabbage. |
| Kail-whittle | a cabbage knife. |
| Kail-yard | a kitchen garden. |
| Kain | farm produce paid as rent. |
| Kame | a comb. |
| Kebar | rafter. |
| Kebars | rafters. |
| Kebbuck | a cheese. |
| Keckle | to cackle, to laugh. |
| Keek | look, glance. |
| Keekin' | looking (keekin'-glass = looking glass). |
| Keekin-glass | the looking-glass. |
| Keeks | peeps. |
| Keel | red chalk. |
| Keepit | kept. |
| Kelpie | water faerie. |
| Kelpies | river demons. |
| Ken | know. |
| Ken'd | known. |
| Ken'les | kindles. |
| Kenn'd | known. |
| Kenna | know not. |
| Kennin | a little bit. |
| Kent | knew. |
| Kep | to catch when falling. |
| Ket | a fleece. |
| Key | quay. |
| Kiaugh | anxiety. |
| Kilbagie | name of a whisky. |
| Kilt | to tuck up. |
| Kimmer | a married woman; a gossip. |
| Kin' | kind. |
| King's-hood | part of the entrails of an ox. |
| Kintra | country (kintra cooser = country stallion). |
| Kirk | church. |
| Kirn | a churn. |
| Kirns | harvest bonus. |
| Kirsen | to christen. |
| Kist | a chest. |
| Kitchen | something served with bread as a relish. |
| Kitchens | seasonings, to season. |
| Kittle | to tickle; ticklish. |
| Kittlin | kitten. |
| Kiutlin | fondling. |
| Knaggie | jagged, craggy. |
| Knappin | knapping (working stone) (knappin-hammers=hammers for breaking stone). |
| Knappin-hammers | hammers for breaking stones. |
| Knowe | a knoll or hill. |
| Knurl | knurlin, dwarf. |
| Knurlin | a dwarf; knotted. |
| Kye | cows. |
| Kyte | belly. |
| Kytes | bellies. |
| Kythe | discover, appear. |
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