killick

[ kil-ik ]

/ ˈkɪl ɪk /

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noun

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

any anchor.

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Also kil·lock

[kil-ik, -uhk]. /ˈkɪl ɪk, -ək/. .

Origin of killick

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Words nearby killick

killer boat, killer cell, killer-diller, killer T cell, killer whale, killick, killickinnic, Killiecrankie, killifish, killikinick, killing

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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.
War Letters of a Public-School Boy|Paul Jones.

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

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

Word Origin for killick

C17: of unknown origin

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