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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Netherkens #7001 09/26/00 05:06 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4 Hobart, Tasmania A Augusta OP stranger OP Augusta stranger A Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4 Hobart, Tasmania This word appears in Bryce Courtenay's novel "The Potato Factory". On checking the OED, I find no reference. The word "Nether" I assume is "lower" and "Ken" from "to know". The context he uses seems to suggest a "Doss-house". Any ideas? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Netherkens Augusta 09/26/00 05:06 AM Re: Netherkens Jackie 09/26/00 12:01 PM Re: Netherkens tsuwm 09/26/00 04:58 PM Re: Netherkens Augusta 09/26/00 10:37 PM Re: Netherkens RhubarbCommando 09/27/00 08:41 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,363 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 640 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,558 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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