Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
kecksy — keck·sy … English syllables
kecksy — ˈkeksi noun ( es) Etymology: kex (I) + y chiefly dialect England : kex … Useful english dictionary
kaxes — Kecksy Keck sy, n.; pl. {Kecksies} ( s[i^]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in pl., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] [1913 Webster] Nothing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kecks — Kecksy Keck sy, n.; pl. {Kecksies} ( s[i^]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in pl., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] [1913 Webster] Nothing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kecksies — Kecksy Keck sy, n.; pl. {Kecksies} ( s[i^]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in pl., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] [1913 Webster] Nothing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kex — Kecksy Keck sy, n.; pl. {Kecksies} ( s[i^]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in pl., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] [1913 Webster] Nothing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kecky — Keck y, a. Resembling a kecksy. Grew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kex — Kex, n. [W. cecys, pl., hollow stalks.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden. [1913 Webster] Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. A dry husk or covering. [1913 Webster] When the kex, or husk … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kicksey — variant of kecksy … Useful english dictionary
