killock
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun The arm of a pickax or the fluke of an anchor.
- noun A small anchor or weight for mooring a boat, sometimes consisting of a stone secured by pieces of wood.
Examples
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The young fisherman was satisfied, hauled up killock, and made sail for home.
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So, what with Marm Lecain's carpets in the house, and other folks' waistcoats in the street, it's too nice a location for me, I guess, so I shall up killock and off tomorrow to the TREE-mont.
Note
The word 'killock' comes from a Scots word meaning 'fluke of an anchor'.
