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noun

Kin n. (Mus.) A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.

Kin n.

Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.

Relatives; persons of the same family or race. "The father, mother, and the kin beside." "You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons."

Kine, Kin n. (Physics) The unit velocity in the C. G. S. system a velocity of one centimeter per second.

adjective

Kin adj. Of the same nature or kind; kinder. "Kin to the king."

suffix

-kin suff. A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.

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Etymology of 'Kin'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Kin" Quotes from Famous Books

... caint do nothin' for me," answered the negro, rolling his eyes upward. "Mebbe youall kin do something for them pardners of yourn! ...

— Boy Scouts in Southern Waters • G. Harvey Ralphson

... without spring, without moral strength, but for the rest, in his own opinion, a good father, a good son, a good husband, a good man—and perhaps he was good, if to be so it is enough to possess an easy kindness, which is quickly touched, and that animal affection by which a man loves his kin as a part of himself. It cannot even be said that he was very egoistic; he had not personality enough for that. He was nothing. They are a terrible thing in life, these people who are nothing. Like a dead weight thrown into the air, they fall, ...

— Jean-Christophe, Vol. I • Romain Rolland

... thy sword, thou vile South'ron Red wat wi' blude o' my kin! That sword it crapped the bonniest flower E'er lifted its head ...

— English Songs and Ballads • Various

... was now a whisper, "I wish I could once more see this Mr. Carrollton. 'Tis the nature of his kin to be sometimes overbearing, and though I am only old Hagar Warren he might heed my dying words, and be more thoughtful of your happiness. Do you think that ...

— Maggie Miller • Mary J. Holmes

... opinion that you ought not to remain much longer at your present post. You will, in all human probability, be involved in complications from which you cannot escape with honor. Separated from your family and all your kin, and an object of suspicion, you will find your position unendurable. A fatal infatuation seems to have seized the southern mind, during which any act of madness may be committed. . . . If the sectional dissensions only rested upon real or alleged grievances, ...

— Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet - An Autobiography. • John Sherman

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