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 Kenne.Kennel. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Kennedy.
 
A poker, or to kill with a poker; so called from a man of that name who was killed by a poker. (Dictionary of Modern Slang.)   1
 


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