Etymology: Middle English
dialect chiefly England : the dry stalk of various hollow-stemmed plants (as cow parsnip)
II. adjective
dialect England : resembling kex : dry and hollow
III. noun
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Etymology: Maya
: a Maya therapeutic rite in which an ailing person pledges an offering of food to the force or agency of his illness in return for his health
Useful english dictionary. 2012.