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 198 Karn^ or Cam. The solid, hard, or rocky ground. See Carn. Katty-ball. A child's ball for playing with. Keamy. Mould on a liquid surface. Kayer. A. coarse sieve for winnowing corn. M.A.C. Keddened, (or Cabagged, b.v.) Covered over with mud or dust. w.r.P. KaggUd. h.r.c. (See Geagled.) Keels, or Kails. Skittles. Ninepins. Keel-alley, or Kail-alley. A place for playing at ninepins or skittles. Keem. To comb, as of the hair. Keeming comb. A small-tooth comb. M.A.C. Keenly. Promising in appearance, as of a lode. "Keenly gozzan." Also, clever, as, "he did that putty keenly.'' Keenly-gozzan. See Keenly. Keggled. See Geagled. Keg-nail, or Kag-nail. An ill shaped toe or finger nail. A thickened toe-nail. Keeve, or Kieve. A great tub, or vat; also, a potatoe cave, i.e., a place where potatoes are heaped and buried with earth. Perhaps cave mispronounced, in this sense. Kelter. "In good kelter," i.e., in good condition, as of cattle.