kent

/kɛnt/
nounverb

A shepherd's staff.

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Noun 2 meanings

  1. A shepherd's staff.

  2. A pole or pike.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To propel (a boat) using a pole.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of the verb cant.

KENT at a glance

KENT has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (K 5 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,335 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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