killick

killick
Killock Kil"lock, n. [Cf. Scot. killick ``the flue [fluke] of an anchor.'' --Jamieson.] A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. [Written also {killick}.] [1913 Webster]

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