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kecksy Chiefly dial. (ˈkɛksɪ) Also 7 keksy, 9 kicksey, kexy, gicksy. [f. kecks, kex, prob. by taking the pl. kexes as = kexies.] = kex, a hollow plant-stem.1599 Shakes. Hen. V, v. ii. 52 Hatefull Docks, rough Thistles, Keksyes, Burres. 1800 J. Hurdis Fav. Village 109 Thou..frost, that in a night..co...
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ˈkexy, a. Obs. exc. dial. Also 7 kecksie, 9 dial. kecksy, kiskie. [f. kex + -y. Cf. kecky.] Like a kex; dry and brittle; withered, sapless.1608 Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iv. Schisme 396 Thou..Shalt play no longer thy proud Kingling's Part On such a Kixey stage. 1653 A. Wilson Jas. I 159 His Kecksi...
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kex Obs. exc. dial. (kɛks) Forms: α. 4– kex, 6–7 kexe, 6 keckes, 8 kecks, (9 dial. kesk, kesh). β. 4–6 kyx, 6–8 kix(e, (6 kickes, kykkes, 9 dial. gix, gicks, kish). See also keck, kecksy, casshe. [Origin unknown; W. cecys pl., sometimes cited as the source, is no doubt from Eng.] 1. The dry, usually...
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