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

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killick

Why, my cap come off and fell in the water, and I had to up with the killick and row after it.”

From Menhardoc by Staniland, C.J.

"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

Now, Tate, you can up killick and set sail for home.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman

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.

So it was up helm, and in the dusk, the Rosita crept stealthily under the sombre shade of Creston, and let go the killick at the gap beneath the signal-tower.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)