kickshaw vs confection

kickshaw and confection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kickshaw	Yes	No	No	No
confection	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confection is a hyponym of kickshaw; that is, confection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kickshaw:

kickshaw (noun)	confection (noun)
something considered choice to eat	the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
	a food rich in sugar

kickshaw (verb)	confection (verb)
	make into a confection