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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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kecky
† ˈkecky, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. keck n. + -y.] Of the nature of a keck or kex; = kexy.a 1711 Grew (J.), A sort of cane..[which] consisteth of hard and blackish cylinders, mixed with a soft kecky body.
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kecksie
▪ I. kecks, kecksie variants of kex, kexy.▪ II. kecks, n. Brit. slang and regional (chiefly north. and Sc.). Brit. /kɛks/, U.S. /kɛks/ Forms: 19– kecks, 19– kegs, 19– keks [Probably originally a variant of kicks, plural of kick n.1 (see sense 6a).] With pl. concord. Trousers; pockets (rare). Also: u...
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kecksy
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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