kecksy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

kecksy kecksies

Etymology

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

Related words

kaxes kecks kex
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