killick

American  

[kil-ik] / ˈkɪl ɪk /

Also killock

noun

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

2. any anchor.

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killick British  

/ ˈkɪlɪk, ˈkɪlək /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of killick

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

"I reckon the old man will be dropping the killick before long," he said.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman

I pulled up my killick on the instant and paddled over to see what was going on, and what the creature was that had leaped out of the grass.

From Wood Folk at School by Long, William Joseph

A breeze at nightfall fanned her along, and when her killick went down, the rusty chain groaned querulously from her hawse-hole.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman

I'll take her over the bar at seven o'clock and drop killick outside, if 'tis as calm as it is to-day.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Here, lay hold of the rope and make a hitch round that killick.

From The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap by Wood, Stanley L.