Also kiskatom, kisky-Thomas. [Corruption of an Amer. Indian name.] Kiskitomas nut, a hickory nut.
1850. Literary World, 2 Nov., 353/2 (Bartlett).
| Hickory, shell-bark, kiskitomas nut! | |
| Or whatsoever thou art called, thy praise | |
| Has ne’er been sounded yet in poet’s lays. |
1858. Hogg, Veg. Kingd., 691. The fruit of Carya alba, or Shell-bark Hickory, are called Kisky Thomas Nuts, and are also much esteemed in America.
