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kecks

/ kɛks /

plural noun

  1. dialect.
    trousers

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kecks1

C19: from obsolete kicks breeches

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Example Sentences

Kecksies or Kecks are the dried and withered stems of the Hemlock, and the name is occasionally applied to the living plant.

He stayed with the dear Kecks, Mother Keck pressing and mending his clothes, hovering over him as if he were her own son.

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