Definition of "welkin" []

• Archaic The vault of heaven; the sky. (noun)
• Archaic The upper air. (noun)

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• "The welkin is being made to ring with the figures of unemployment insurance registrations."
• "And the orient welkin is smit to flame with auroral crimsoning."
• "Among the less pleasing sounds that fill the welkin are the _tonk_, _tonk_, _tonk_ of the coppersmith, the"