kksss.

n.  the sound of a sword stroke, within the word Excalibur, as discussed in The World of King Arthur and His Court: People, Places, Legend and Lore by Kevin Crossley-Holland.

Klnk.

n.  the name of the goblin chief of the Cavemouth Tribe.

<“The old goblin, Klnk,” she said, with a shrug.  “He tried to tell me what was going on, but I didn’t catch all of it.”—T. H. Lain, The Savage Caves.>

kngggh.

interj.  an exclamation of embarrassment, as in the comic strip “College Roomies from Hell!!!” by Maritza Campos.

knrr.

n.  an impatient mutter, as in the story “Potch” by Leo Rosten (anthologized in A Passion for Books: A Book Lover’s Treasury of Stories, Essays, Humor, Love and Lists on Collecting, Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books by Harold Rabinowitz).

krch.

n.  the screeching of a “taxi plunging into the thick of the traffic,” as described in The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satire by Mirra Ginsburg.


n.  the sound of iron smashing stone, as in a great battle described in the novel The Iron Tower by Dennis L. McKiernan.

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