keet

or keat

[ keet ]

noun
  1. a young guinea fowl.

Origin of keet

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; imitative

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How to use keet in a sentence

  • Next morning Captain Keat brought a kinsman of his, a rude, wicked man, and put him into the room; himself standing without.

    George Fox | George Fox
  • Next day we were brought to Launceston, where Captain Keat delivered us to the jailer.

    George Fox | George Fox
  • Captain Keat also was checked, for suffering the prisoners under his charge to be abused.

    George Fox | George Fox