Kickshaw

A unique linguistic error occurred here: because "kickshaws" ended with an 's', English speakers assumed it was plural and created the singular as a back-formation. A Culinary Delicacy (and Insult)

The word appears in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 2 , where a character orders "any pretty little tiny kickshaws" for a light supper. kickshaw

In 1755, the legendary lexicographer defined it as "a dish so changed by the cookery that it can scarcely be known". A unique linguistic error occurred here: because "kickshaws"