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plural of kenning, chiefly Scottish
Synonyms & Antonyms of kennings
as in smatters, smidgens
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for kennings
- aces,
- dabs,
- dashes,
- driblets,
- drops,
- fractions,
- ha'pennies,
- haets
- [chiefly Scottish],
- halfpence
- (or halfpennies),
- iotas,
- jots,
- licks,
- minims,
- mites,
- modicums,
- nutshells,
- ounces,
- pinches,
- shreds,
- smatters,
- smidgens
- (also smidgeons or smidgins or smidges),
- spots,
- strains,
- streaks,
- suspicions,
- tastes,
- touches,
- traces,
- whispers,
- whits
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