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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks. Sikhism, uncountable
2. 2
   A basket of branches and stones placed underwater as the base of a causeway. historical

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Irish cis (“basket”). Doublet of cesta, chest, cist, and kist

Etymology 2

From Irish.

Related phrases

five ks

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