As nouns the difference between kish and gish
is that kish is a basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf while gish is a magician, or character that is skilled in both physical combat and the use of magic. Most gish characters use their magical abilities to increase their own personal combat abilities (known as "buffing").
As a proper noun Kish
is an ancient city of Sumer, located some 12 km east of Babylon, and 80 km south of Baghdad.
kish
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) cis, .
Noun
(es)
a basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf
:*1922 : Ignorant as a kish of brogues, worth fifty thousand pounds. — James Joyce, Ulysses
Etymology 2
Compare (etyl) Kies gravel, pyrites.
Noun
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The graphite formed incidentally in iron smelting.
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Webster 1913)
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gish
English
Noun
(es)
(role-playing games) A magician, or character that is skilled in both physical combat and the use of magic. Most gish characters use their magical abilities to increase their own personal combat abilities (known as "buffing").
(slang) An outsider.
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