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Webster 1913 Edition
Kecksy
Keck′sy
,Noun.
pl.
Kecksies
(-sĭz)
. [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
.] Nothing teems
But hateful docks, rough thistles,
But hateful docks, rough thistles,
kecksies
, burs. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Kecksy
KECK'SY
,Noun.