kent

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of ken

plural kents

1. ScotlandA shepherd's staff.
2. ScotlandA pole or pike.
3. euphemisticslangcunt.

present singular third person kents · participle present kenting · participle past kented · past kented

1. ScotlandTo propel (a boat) using a pole.

1. A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.

   The migration issue "does need to be addressed", the MP said, but not by young men in balaclavas "seeking to terrorise the local population of east Kent".

   2026 September 5, Simon Jones, James Buchan, Joshua Askew, “Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest”, in BBC News, retrieved 05 Sep 2026

2. A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
3. A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1310).
4. A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
5. A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
   3. A ghost town in Colusa County, California.
   4. The former name of Kentfield, a census-designated place in Marin County, California.
   5. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
   6. An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
   7. An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
   8. A census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
   9. A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa, disincorporated in 2003.
   10. A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
   11. A town in Putnam County, New York.
   12. A city in Portage County, Ohio.
   13. An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
   14. An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas.
   15. A city in King County, Washington, United States; a suburb of Seattle, named after the English county.
   16. A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C.
   17. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
7. A surname from Old English derived from the place name.
8. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.

   Kent Syler, a professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday evening that the "aggressive" gerrymandering will make it "very, very difficult" for Democrats to hold the seat in the 2022 midterms.

   2022 January 25, Andrew Stanton, “Jim Cooper Calls Out ‘Gerrymandering’ of Tennessee District, Will Not Seek Re-Election”, in Newsweek

9. A royal dukedom.