▪ I. † casshe Obs.
Also caxes.
[See kex.]
The wild chervil, Anthriscus sylvestris; also vaguely applied to other Umbelliferous plants.
| 1548 Turner Names of Herbes 54 Myrrhis, is called in Cambrygeshyre casshes, in other places mockecheruel. 1578 Lyte Dodoens v. liii. 616 Of Myrrhis Casshes or Caxes. This herbe is called..in Englishe, as Turner sayth, Casshes, or Caxes, bycause Spinsters use the stemmes..for quilles and Caxes, to winde yarne upon. 1640 Parkinson Theatr. Bot. (Br. & Holl.), Caxes or Kicsies is hemlock. |
▪ II. casshe
obs. form of cache.