Keck"sy (?), n.; pl. Kecksies (-s&icr;z). [Properly pl. of kex. See Kex.] Bot.
The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock.
[Written also
kex, and in
pl.,
kecks,
kaxes.]
Nothing teems
But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs.
Shak.
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