carnish, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

carnish n.

[Ital. carne, meat; imported via Ling. Fr.]

1. (UK Und.) meat.

1864, 1867, 1870		Hotten Sl. Dict. 94: CARNISH, meat.
1873		Sl. Dict.
2019		P. Baker Fabulosa 290/1: carnish food, often meat.

2. (Polari) human flesh.

2023

R. Milward Man-Eating Typewriter 39: [She] cat-o’-nine-tailed my naggy carnish.

carnish-ken (n.)

(UK Und.) a thieves’ eating-house; thus cove of the carnish-ken, the owner of such a place.

1864, 1867, 1870		Hotten Sl. Dict. 94: carnish-ken, a thieves’ eating-house; ‘cove of the carnish-ken,’ the keeper thereof — North Country Cant.
1889–90		Barrere & Leland Dict. of Sl., Jargon and Cant.
1890–1904		Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues.
1895		Crowe Aus. Sl. Dict. 15: Carnish Ken, an eating house.
2019		P. Baker Fabulosa 290/1: carnish ken an eating house.