Meaning of kex | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.
   dialectal, obsolete
2. A plant having such a stem; a weed, a kecksy.
   obsolete
3. A dry husk or covering.
   rare

Equivalents

Examples

“"I suppose you'll want a dish o' tay, or victuals of some sort, hey? […] I should be as dry as kex wi' travelling so far."”

“On the bedside table a new package of cigarettes and a traveling clock had for neighbor a nicely wrapped box containing the green figurine of a girl skier which shone through the double kix.”

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