Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kickshaw

/ˈkɪk.ʃɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kick-shaw
IPA: /ˈkɪk.ʃɔː/

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dainty or delicacy.

noun

A trinket or gewgaw.

Example Sentences

"Some Pigeons Davy, a couple of ſhort-legg'd Hennes: a / ioynt of Mutton, and any pretty little tine Kickſhawes, / tell William Cooke."
"Allow me now to recommend this dish— / A simple kickshaw by your Persian cook, / Such as is served at the great King’s second table."
"The "Penny Magazine" for 1842 has a good and suggestive paper on "Feasts and Entertainments," with extracts from some of the early dramatists and a woodcut of "a new French cook, to devise fine kickshaws and toys.""
"The lunch […] consisted […] of […] lobster mayonnaise, cold game sausages, an immense veal and ham pie farced with eggs, truffles, and numberless delicious flavours; besides kickshaws, creams and sweetmeats."
"Art thou good at theſe kicke-chawſes Knight?"

Etymology

From Middle French quelque chose (“something”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: quelque chose

Inflected Forms

kickshaws (plural)

Synonyms

dainty delicacy goody treat

Questions

How do you pronounce kickshaw?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪk.ʃɔː/.
What does kickshaw mean?: A dainty or delicacy.
Where does kickshaw come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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