KECKSY
Keck"sy, n.; pl. Kecksies (-sîz). Etym: [Properly pl. of kex. See
Kex.] (Bot.)
Defn: 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.
KECKY
Keck"y, a.
Defn: Resembling a kecksy. Grew.
KEDDAH
Ked"dah, n. [Malay kedah, fr. Ar. qadah hole.]
Defn: An inclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants; an elephant trap. [India]
KEDGE Kedge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kedged; p. pr. & vb. n. Kedging.] Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge, n., for ked anchor, named from the ked or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.] (Naut.)
Defn: To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
KEDGE
Kedge, n. Etym: [See Kedge, v. t.] (Naut.)
Defn: A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.