kickishadj.
Obsolete exc. dialect.
Given to kicking; irritable.
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1589 J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet 9 If he ride me, let the foole sit fast, for my wit is verie kickish.
1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir ii. sig. C4v But thats a kickish Iade, fellow Spungius.
1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 54 Is Majestas Imperii growne so kickish, that it cannot stand quiet with Salus Populi?
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Kickish, irritable.
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