killock

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killock (plural killocks)

  1. A small anchor.
  2. A kind of anchor formed by a stone enclosed by pieces of wood fastened together.
  3. The fluke of such an anchor.
  4. (naval slang) A leading seaman, who wears a badge with an anchor emblem.
    • 2005, Bill Hawkins, The Other Cockleshell Heroes, page 32:
      Unabashed, the Killock tilted his head to one side in mock examination, puckering his bulbous nose.

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