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k8nt, v. i. To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singing tone; to make whining pretensions goodne . — n. An affected mode of speaking; a word or phrase hackneyed, corrupt, or peculiar to some profe ion; religious phraseology; secret language gypsies, thieves, beggars, etc. — a. Affected, inelegant, vulgar, — said of language.