"dakka" hidden in books

dóttir and Kolr Kalason a

Earl Rögnvaldr Kali hinn helgi, 1136–1158, was the son of Gunnhildr, earl Erlends dóttir and Kolr Kalason, a Norwegian, and thus 115/128 Norse and 13/128 Gael in descent.
— from Orkney and Shetland Folk 872-1350 by Alfred Wintle Johnston

directions and k k are

c is the magazine, d the chamber or compartment for containing the coiled cable, e is the compartment containing the electrical steering and other apparatus, f is the firing rod or pin, g is the water ballast chamber, h is the cable, i the paying-out tube, j , j are the screws or propellers which rotate in opposite directions, and k , k are the sight or guiding rods.
— from Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare Containing a Complete and Concise Account of the Rise and Progress of Submarine Warfare by Charles William Sleeman

dolmens at Keryn Kergleverit and

Other dolmens at Keryn, Kergleverit, and Parq-er-Gueren, near the Chapel of S. Jean.
— from Brittany by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

door and King Kinkley and

Presently Pierre nodded towards the door, and King Kinkley and another lifted him and carried him towards it.
— from Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Complete by Gilbert Parker

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