Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fabulous creature mentioned in Chinese mythology.
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Examples
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China by Maitinus, in which it is related that in the thirty-ninth year of the reign of King-hi, some hunters outside the gates of the town killed a rare animal which the Chinese called kilin, that is to say, the Lamb of God.
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Ai agree wib keaping conrol ob strayz nd feralz kilin teh ozzy wildlyfe, but ai fink teh licens iz unfare !
It’s a warm AND a source of noms. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Dead and gone, because kilin jews is my favrit thing to do.
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Mornin 'glory peouts out more leaves an' blossoms, an 'keeps a-kilin'.
Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895
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It is said that all the tribes and countries of Central Asia as far west as the Caspian sent him tribute, and to celebrate the event he built a kilin or pavilion, in which he placed statues of all the generals who had contributed toward his triumph.
China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890
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So, for instance, if one of the cave dwellers was hunting buffalo, instead of using his cell phone to update his Facebook status to "kilin buf-lo," he'd go to the cave wall and draw a picture on it of a buffalo next to himself holding a katana or a ball and chain - you know, whatever it was they used to hunt buffalo.
Pajamas Media 2009
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Yet, there I was, just 4 hours after arriving in Istanbul, shaking hands with a rug merchant as he packed up our newly purchased kilin carpet.
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Yet, there I was, just 4 hours after arriving in Istanbul, shaking hands with a rug merchant as he packed up our newly purchased kilin carpet.
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meh. boff panda and gaara are kyoot *picks them up and huggles dem boff* oh noes gaara be kilin meeeeeeee—!
ooooh! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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"Ye know how 'tis with women folks; they don't give no warnin ', but first ye know they're kilin' themselves all reound and reound yer h'art-strings.
Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895
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