ked
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- noun
- /kɛd/
- UK
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- The ked is a troublesome pest that feeds on the blood of sheep, causing them distress.
Examples
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Farmers often need to treat their livestock for keds to prevent infestations and keep them healthy.
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A ked can easily be mistaken for a common fly, but its wingless body makes it unique among pests.
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A KED was then used to immobilize the patient and remove them from the vehicle.
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People are just obsessed with f**ked-up looking animals.
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And I'd tell all media to get f**ked!
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Negress, the world is f**ked up right now.
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I hope she wins and the RIAA gets f**ked
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There is something so f**ked in an extraordinarily frustrating and irritating way.
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We all shop at Wal-Mart, we all get f**ked by bills when things break, and the range of cars available to us is much narrower than it is for the middle class.
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When Lancelot was first revealed to Emma and Snow in last Sunday's episode, for example, the script noted that "things appear f--ked" for our heroes when "a smile grows across Snow's face" as she recognizes her old friend.
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Synonyms
A small wingless fly that lives on sheep and drinks their blood
A wingless fly that lives on sheep and sometimes cattle and feeds on their blood
A small wingless fly that lives on sheep and cattle and sucks blood
A small wingless fly that lives on and feeds on sheep
A small fly that lives on animals such as horses and birds and feeds on their blood
A small insect that sucks blood and lives in feathers or fur
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ked is an old country word for a small parasite on sheep that feeds on blood and comes from old dialect words meaning 'louse' or 'mite'. So, thinking of a ked as a sheep 'louse' helps you remember it is a wingless, biting insect that irritates animals.