Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Kickshaws

Kickshaws , noun

[Corrupt. from French quelque chose something, from Latin qualis of what kind (akin to English which) + suffix -guam + causa cause, in Late Latin, a thing. See Which, and Cause.]

1.
Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.
Art thou good at these kickshawses! — Shakespeare
2.
A fancy dish; a tidbit; a delicacy.
Some pigeons,... a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kickshaws. — Shakespeare
Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup-maigre. — Fenton