Definitions for kickshaw
ˈkɪkˌʃɔkick·shaw

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treatnoun

   something considered choice to eat

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kickshawnoun

   A dainty or delicacy

2. kickshawnoun

   A trinket or gewgaw

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kickshawnoun

   yet Milton seems to have understood it otherwise; for he writes it kickshoe, and seems to think it used in contempt of dancing.

   Etymology: This word is supposed, I think with truth, to be only a corruption of quelque chose, something;

   1. Something uncommon; fantastical; something ridiculous.

   Shall we need the monsieurs of Paris to take our hopeful youth into their slight and prodigal custodies, and send them over back again transformed into mimicks, apes, and kickshoes? John Milton.

   2. A dish so changed by the cookery that it can scarcely be known.

   Some pigeons, a couple of short-legged hens, a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kickshaws. William Shakespeare, H. IV.

   In wit, as well as war, they give us vigour;
   Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup-meagre. Elijah Fenton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kickshaw

   A kickshaw is a term that generally refers to a fancy but less substantial cooked dish, often a dessert or a delicacy. It is also used to describe something showy or ornamental but essentially valueless or useless. It is derived from the French term "quelque chose" which means "something."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kickshawnoun

   see Kickshaws, the correct singular

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kickshaw

   Applied to French cookery, or unsubstantial trifles.

Matched Categories

1. • Nutriment

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1751","1"],["1769","1"],["1796","1"],["1805","1"],["1806","3"],["1807","1"],["1808","1"],["1811","5"],["1813","1"],["1822","1"],["1823","1"],["1824","11"],["1825","2"],["1826","4"],["1827","4"],["1828","2"],["1831","1"],["1834","1"],["1835","7"],["1836","9"],["1837","29"],["1838","8"],["1839","21"],["1840","3"],["1842","2"],["1845","12"],["1846","1"],["1847","4"],["1848","5"],["1849","2"],["1850","3"],["1851","4"],["1853","7"],["1854","4"],["1855","4"],["1856","5"],["1858","4"],["1860","3"],["1862","5"],["1863","1"],["1864","2"],["1865","4"],["1866","4"],["1867","14"],["1868","2"],["1870","1"],["1871","16"],["1872","3"],["1873","1"],["1874","1"],["1875","2"],["1876","1"],["1877","3"],["1878","4"],["1879","9"],["1880","7"],["1881","15"],["1882","11"],["1883","1"],["1884","4"],["1885","6"],["1886","2"],["1887","9"],["1888","1"],["1889","5"],["1890","14"],["1891","4"],["1892","8"],["1893","2"],["1894","9"],["1895","14"],["1896","8"],["1897","15"],["1898","10"],["1899","11"],["1900","23"],["1901","21"],["1902","14"],["1903","16"],["1904","17"],["1905","10"],["1906","18"],["1907","6"],["1908","13"],["1909","5"],["1910","7"],["1911","18"],["1912","14"],["1913","6"],["1914","10"],["1915","10"],["1917","14"],["1918","2"],["1920","8"],["1921","4"],["1922","15"],["1923","12"],["1924","4"],["1925","8"],["1926","12"],["1927","8"],["1928","3"],["1929","1"],["1930","6"],["1931","6"],["1932","9"],["1933","1"],["1934","6"],["1935","5"],["1936","14"],["1937","15"],["1938","4"],["1940","4"],["1941","4"],["1942","7"],["1944","5"],["1945","2"],["1946","4"],["1947","11"],["1948","5"],["1949","7"],["1950","8"],["1951","1"],["1952","11"],["1953","3"],["1954","12"],["1955","9"],["1956","2"],["1957","8"],["1958","8"],["1960","4"],["1961","8"],["1962","6"],["1963","9"],["1964","13"],["1965","4"],["1966","9"],["1967","8"],["1968","13"],["1969","13"],["1970","12"],["1971","12"],["1972","13"],["1973","6"],["1974","6"],["1975","7"],["1976","5"],["1977","7"],["1978","16"],["1979","7"],["1980","4"],["1981","3"],["1982","7"],["1983","6"],["1984","5"],["1985","8"],["1986","8"],["1987","3"],["1988","8"],["1989","1"],["1990","4"],["1991","4"],["1992","14"],["1993","7"],["1994","15"],["1995","10"],["1996","18"],["1997","19"],["1998","17"],["1999","7"],["2000","16"],["2001","23"],["2002","28"],["2003","13"],["2004","32"],["2005","33"],["2006","25"],["2007","37"],["2008","104"]]

How to pronounce kickshaw?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say kickshaw in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kickshaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kickshaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kickshaw
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kickshaw
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=kickshaw
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickshaw
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=kickshaw
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=kickshaw