killick

[ kil-ik ]

noun
  1. a small anchor or weight for mooring a boat, sometimes consisting of a stone secured by pieces of wood.

  2. any anchor.

Origin of killick

1
First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain
  • Also kil·lock [kil-ik, -uhk]. /ˈkɪl ɪk, -ək/. .

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How to use killick in a sentence

  • Let the student continue this comparison till he attains very nearly the brevity and discrimination displayed by Mr. killick.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • A breeze at nightfall fanned her along, and when her killick went down, the rusty chain groaned querulously from her hawse-hole.

    Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
  • They were as close to the south bank as it was safe to keep, and followed killick's sloop with as much precision as possible.

    French and English | Evelyn Everett-Green
  • killick, as a withered old Shylock, gave a really masterly representation of ancient villainy.

  • Mrs. killick, a trouser-finisher, told the Sweating Committee that she could not make more than 1s.

    The Alien Invasion | William Henry Wilkins

British Dictionary definitions for killick

killick

killock (ˈkɪlək)

/ (ˈkɪlɪk) /


noun
  1. nautical a small anchor, esp one made of a heavy stone

Origin of killick

1
C17: of unknown origin

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