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Definition of killick in English: killicknoun ˈkɪlɪkˈkɪlɪk 1A heavy stone used by small craft as an anchor. Example sentencesExamples - Lobsters were fished at that time using ‘set lines’ which were run straight out from shore and anchored at each end with a killick, a homemade anchor fashioned of rocks, sticks, and rope.
- On the right, a killick, or home-made anchor using a specially selected killick-stone wedged into a natural-grown tree fork.
- 1.1 A small anchor.
Example sentencesExamples - The killick knot secured the anchor rope to the wooden part of the ‘killick’.
- When we got round the horn my boys, we had some glorious days. And very soon our killick dropped in Valparaiso bay.
- Anchor and killick went down, JOLLY ROSE swung to, and he fastened everything snug and tight.
- The defining feature of a killick is that you cannot not trip over it.
- 1.2British nautical slang A leading seaman.
Example sentencesExamples - I seem to recall that one apprentice went ashore one Saturday afternoon with a killick he knew.
- I was the only Able Seaman on the course along with two killicks, two petty officers and four warrant officers.
Origin Mid 17th century: of unknown origin. Definition of killick in US English: killicknounˈkɪlɪkˈkilik 1A heavy stone used by small craft as an anchor. Example sentencesExamples - On the right, a killick, or home-made anchor using a specially selected killick-stone wedged into a natural-grown tree fork.
- Lobsters were fished at that time using ‘set lines’ which were run straight out from shore and anchored at each end with a killick, a homemade anchor fashioned of rocks, sticks, and rope.
- 1.1 Any anchor, especially a small one.
Example sentencesExamples - Anchor and killick went down, JOLLY ROSE swung to, and he fastened everything snug and tight.
- When we got round the horn my boys, we had some glorious days. And very soon our killick dropped in Valparaiso bay.
- The killick knot secured the anchor rope to the wooden part of the ‘killick’.
- The defining feature of a killick is that you cannot not trip over it.
Origin Mid 17th century: of unknown origin. |