penk

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/ˈpɛŋk/

noun

A minnow.

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Meanings

penk1

nounpenk (plural penks)

plural penks

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteA minnow.

    Now for the Minnow, or Penk: he is not easily found and caught till March, or in April, for then he appears first in the river,[…].

    1676, Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, “The Compleat Angler”, in James Rennie, editor, The Complete Angler; Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation, published 1833, page 98

Penk2

proper noun
  1. A river in Staffordshire, England, which joins the River Sow.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
minnow

Origin

A back-formation from Penkridge.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

penk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penk

MLA

“penk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penk.

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