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KISH
Proper noun
Kish
An ancient city of Sumer, located some 12 km east of Babylon, and 80 km south of Baghdad.
Anagrams
• Sikh, khis
Etymology 1
Noun
kish (plural kishes)
a basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf
Etymology 2
Noun
kish (uncountable)
The graphite formed incidentally in iron smelting.
Anagrams
• Sikh, khis
Source: Wiktionary
Kish, n. Etym: [Cf. G. kies gravel, pyrites.] (Min.)
Definition: A workman's name for the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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