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<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Kecksy</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Keck"sy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Kecksies</plw> <tt>(-s&icr;z)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Properly pl. of <ets>kex</ets>. See <er>Kex</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kex</asp>, and in <asp>pl</asp>., <asp>kecks</asp>, <asp>kaxes</asp>.]</altsp>

<blockquote>Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, <b>kecksies</b>, burs. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Kecky</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Keck"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Resembling a kecksy.</def>

<i>Grew.</i>

<h1>Kedge</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Kedge</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Kedged</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Kedging</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. dial. Sw. <ets>keka</ets> to tug, to drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. <ets>ked</ets>, and <ets>kedge</ets>, <tt>n.</tt>, for <ets>ked anchor</ets>, named from the <ets>ked</ets> or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.</def>

<h1>Kedge</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Kedge</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Kedge</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See <er>Kedge</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, and <er>Anchor</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Keger</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Keg"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small anchor; a kedge.</def>

<h1>Kedlook</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Ked"look</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. dial. G.<ets>k\'94ddik</ets>, <ets>k\'81dik</ets>, <ets>kettich</ets>, <ets>keek</ets>, Dan. <ets>kidike</ets>, E. <ets>charlock</ets>, and AS. <ets>cedelc</ets> the herb mercury.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Charlock</er>.</def>

<h1>Kee</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Kee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> of Cow. <ety>[AS. <ets>c<?/</ets>, pl. of <ets>c<?/</ets> cow. See <er>Kine</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Kie</er>, <er>Ky</er>, and <er>Kine</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Gay.</i>

<h1>Keech</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Keech</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>keech</ets> a cake.]</ety> <def>A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Keel</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Keel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>c<?/lan</ets> to cool, fr. <ets>c<?/l</ets> cool. See <er>Cool</er>.]</ety> <def>To cool; to akin or stir</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>While greasy Joan doth <b>keel</b> the pot. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Keel</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Keel</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.</def>

<h1>Keel</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Keel</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>ce\'a2l</ets> ship; akin to D. & G. <ets>kiel</ets> keel, OHG. <ets>chiol</ets> ship, Icel. <ets>kj<?/ll</ets>, and perh. to Gr. <?/ a round-built Ph<?/nician merchant vessel, <?/ bucket; cf. Skr. <ets>g</ets><?/<ets>la</ets> ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel. <ets>kj\'94lr</ets> keel, akin to Sw. <ets>k\'94l</ets>, Dan. <ets>kj\'94l</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Keelson</er>.</def>