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ked¹

Rhymes with -ɛd

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Of unknown origin. Possibly from or related to Old Danish keed (“sheep ked, louse-fly”).

noun keds · kade

  1. Any of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus. Pouring with tobacco liquor is fatal to these insects, and also to the ked, Hippobosca ovina, and to the tick, Acarus reduvius, if it fairly reach them.

    Similar: louse fly, Melophagus ovinus

KED²

noun KEDs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Kendrick Extrication Device

Ked³

Where it comes from

Back-formation from Keds.

noun Keds

  1. singular singular of Keds Consequently he hadn’t been able to run well; his gym shoe threatening to fall off, he had surrendered at the appearance of the car. He had rather be caught than lose one Ked.

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noun parasite fly

Русскийкровососка krovososka

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@misc{ked_2026,
  title = {ked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}