a. Obs. exc. dial. [f. KICK v.1 + -ISH.] Given to kicking; irritable.

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1589.  Pappe w. Hatchet, 9. If he ride me, let the foole sit fast, for my wit is verie kickish.

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1622.  Dekker & Massinger, Virg. Mart., II. 1. But that is a kickish jade, fellow Spungius.

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1647.  Ward, Simp. Cobler (1843), 59. Is Majestas Imperii growne so kickish, that it cannot stand quiet with Salus Populi?

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1828.  Craven Dial., Kickish, irritable.

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