kecksyn.
/ˈkɛksi/ Chiefly dialect.
= kex n., a hollow plant-stem.
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a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) v. ii. 52 Hatefull Docks, rough Thistles, Keksyes, Burres. View more context for this quotation
1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iii. 109 Thou..frost, that in a night..covers the lake, E'en to the kicksey vulnerable.
1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. 45 Among other odd burs and kecksies.
1825 J. Britton Beauties Wilts. III. Gloss. Kecks, Kecksy.
1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. at Kex As dry as an old kecksy.
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