kickshaw

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kickshaw

/ˈkɪk.ʃɔː/

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From Middle French quelque chose (“something”).

noun kickshaws

A dainty or delicacy. Some Pigeons Davy, a couple of ſhort-legg'd Hennes: a / ioynt of Mutton, and any pretty little tine Kickſhawes, / tell William Cooke.
A trinket or gewgaw. Art thou good at theſe kicke-chawſes Knight?

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@misc{kickshaw_2026,
  title = {kickshaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kickshaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}