kex
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.
Origin of kex
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How to use kex in a sentence
Cheers began to sound ahead, the familiar brek-e-kek-kex with the class numeral at the end.
Stover at Yale | Owen Johnsonkex then trys his luck, but is unhorsed so rudely that arm and leg are broken.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail | Alfred NuttIn her present mind, any man were a sweet refuge from that old kex.
Captain Ravenshaw | Robert Neilson Stephenskex, 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.
Under the Greenwood Tree | Thomas Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for kex
/ (kɛks) /
any of several large hollow-stemmed umbelliferous plants, such as cow parsnip and chervil
the dried stalks of any of these plants
Origin of kex
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