keet

or keat

[ keet ]

noun

1. a young guinea fowl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of keet¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; imitative

Example Sentences

Danie Keet, chairman of the Community Against Abalone Poaching group, has seen gang-related abalone poaching play out for 15 years in nearby Gansbaai, another South African coastal town.

From Seattle Times

Keet said authorities don’t have the resources to patrol hundreds of miles of coastline and the poaching has become embedded.

From Seattle Times

“In the beginning they used to dive at night a lot. That changed as they noticed that they can just get away with it,” Keet said.

From Seattle Times

To see if other food allergies could be affecting the heart, a team including Wilson, Platts-Mills and collaborators from UVA, as well as Corinne Keet, M.D.,

From Science Daily

“We’re totally traumatized, and it’s the unthinkable,” said Jenny Keet, who co-owns the Surf Happens school, which often shared beaches with Coleman.

From Los Angeles Times