Kĕck'sy, n.

n.; pl. KĔCKSIES. [Allied to Lat. cicuta, Fr. ciguë, Pr. cicuda.] The dry stalk of the hemlock, and other umbelliferous plants; a kex.

Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs, Losing both beauty and utility. Shak.