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Thesaurus: kickshaws

Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.

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  1. n. Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.
  2. n. A fancy dish; a titbit; a delicacy.
  3. 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.
  4. n. Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy. n. A fancy dish; a titbit; a delicacy.