kecksy

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noun

The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the hemlock.

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Meanings

nounkecksy (plural kecksies)

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, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]

Origin

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

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APA

kecksy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kecksy

MLA

“kecksy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kecksy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kecksy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kecksy.

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