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kecksy

kecksy noun: the hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the hemlock.

Noun

kecksy (plural kecksies)

  1. The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the hemlock.
    • […]Conceives by idleness; and nothing teems, / But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs, / Losing both beauty and utility.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of kecksy

pluralkecksies

Origin of kecksy

Possibly from kex, putatively meaning "something inedible or that causes one to gag," from keck (“to retch”)

Questions about kecksy

What does kecksy mean?
Kecksy means the hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the hemlock.
What part of speech is kecksy?
Kecksy is a noun.
What is the plural of kecksy?
The plural of kecksy is kecksies.

Words near kecksy in the dictionary

  1. kecklings
  2. kecklish
  3. kecks
  4. keckses
  5. kecksies
  6. kecksy
  7. Keckwick
  8. Kecskemét
  9. ked
  10. KED board
  11. KED boards

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