pilkins,n.pl.local.|ˈpɪlkɪnz| [Perh. f. pilch v.: see N. & Q. Aug. 1979, p. 305.] = tailing vbl.n.1 2 a. 1859G. Meredith Ordeal R. Feverel I. vi. 101 He swears soam o' our chaps steals pilkins.Ibid. xii. 177 The Bantam said he had seen Tom secreting pilkins in a sack.