Kickshaw

/ˈkɪk.ʃɔː/

Synonyms for "kickshaw" (129 found)

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Noun(3 words)

a continentala cursea damna darna hootagate ambrosia bagatelle ballbaseball batbat battledore bauble bean bibelot bit block blocksbonne bouchebrass farthing

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bric-a-bracbutton cate

Strong matches (39)

cent checkerboard chessboardchoice morselclub cockhorsecricket batcue curio dainty damn delicacy dessert dolldoll carriagedollhousedrop in the bucketfalderal farce farthing

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feather fig fleabite folderol fribble frippery gaud gewgaw gimcrackgolf clubgoody hair halfpennyhill of beanshobbyhorse

Noun(4 words)

daintyfancy dishgewgaw goody

Related words (64)

hootjack-in-the-boxjacks jackstones jackstraws jest joke knack knickknack knickknackery manna marble marionette mig minikin mockery molehill morsel nectar novelty

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paper dollpeppercorn picayunepick-up stickspinpinch of snuffpinprick pinwheel plaything puppet racketrag dollrapred centrocking horserow of pinsrush savory shit snap sneeshing sou sport steelie straw taw teetotum tidbit titbit top toytoy soldiertreat trifle trinket triviality tuppencetwo centstwopencewhim whamwhim-wham

Noun(3 words)

knickknack treat trinket

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More general

10 entries

aliment alimentation dishfood itemnourishment nutriment nutrition object sustenance victuals

More specific

4 entries

amuse bouchebauble gewgawhors d'oeuvre

Collocations

6 entries

banquet kickshawdecorative kickshawfancy kickshawkickshaw dishold kickshawornamental kickshaw

Inflections

1 entries

kickshaws

Sample sentences

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Some Pigeons Davy, a couple of ſhort-legg'd Hennes: a / ioynt of Mutton, and any pretty little tine Kickſhawes, / tell William Cooke.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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