kickshaw

/ˌkɪkˈʃɔ/

Other forms: kickshaws

Definitions of kickshaw

1. noun

   something considered choice to eat
   synonyms: dainty, delicacy, goody, treat

   types:

   choice morsel, tidbit, titbit

   a small tasty bit of food

   savory, savoury

   an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

   confection, sweet

   a food rich in sugar

   ambrosia, nectar

   (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal

   gelatin, jelly

   an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

   bone marrow, marrow

   very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones

   calf's-foot jelly

   a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet

   confectionery

   candy and other sweets considered collectively

   confiture

   preserved or candied fruit

   sweetmeat

   a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)

   candy, confect

   a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

   hardbake

   a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds

   chewing gum, gum

   a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

   candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee apple

   an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar)

   center, centre

   the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

   comfit

   candy containing a fruit or nut

   maraschino, maraschino cherry

   cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur

   nonpareil

   colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies

   gelatin dessert

   jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water

   aspic

   savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables

   type of:

   aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals

   a source of materials to nourish the body