kickshaws Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something considered choice to eat
    goody; kickshaw; delicacy; treat; dainty.

WordNet

Kick"shaws` noun
Etymology
Corrupt. fr. F. guelgue chose something, fr. L. gualis of what kind (akin to E. which) + suffix -guam + causa cause, in LL., a thing. See Which, and Cause.
Wordforms
plural
plural Kickshawses
Definitions
  1. Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.
    Art thou good at these kickshawses! Shak.
  2. A fancy dish; a titbit; a delicacy.
    Some pigeons, . . . a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kickshaws. Shak.
    Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup-maigre. Fenton.

Webster 1913