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kex

[ keks ]

noun

, British Dialect.
  1. the dry, usually hollow stem or stalk of various plants, especially of large plants belonging to the parsley family, as cow parsnip or wild chervil.


kex

/ kɛks /

noun

  1. any of several large hollow-stemmed umbelliferous plants, such as cow parsnip and chervil
  2. the dried stalks of any of these plants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kex1

1350–1400; Middle English; of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kex1

C14: of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

Cheers began to sound ahead, the familiar brek-e-kek-kex with the class numeral at the end.

Kex then trys his luck, but is unhorsed so rudely that arm and leg are broken.

In her present mind, any man were a sweet refuge from that old kex.

Kex, keks, n. the dry stalk of the hemlock or other umbelliferous plants.

Dairyman Viney is a very respectable man, and so is Farmer Kex, and we ought to show ourselves to them.

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