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kilk

kilk noun: synonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.).

Noun

kilk

  1. (dialectal) Synonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
    Synonyms:
    charlock

Synonyms of kilk

Forms of kilk

alternative formkelk
alternative formkedlock

Origin of kilk

From Middle English *killock, kellock, from earlier ketlok, kedlock, from Old English cedelc (“mercury (herb)”). Cognate with Scots skelloch (“charlock”).

Words that rhyme with kilk

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Questions about kilk

What does kilk mean?
Kilk means synonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.).
What part of speech is kilk?
Kilk is a noun.

Words near kilk in the dictionary

  1. kilishi
  2. Kilivila
  3. Kiliwa
  4. Kiliwas
  5. Kiliyang
  6. kilk
  7. Kilkee
  8. Kilkenny
  9. Kilkenny cat
  10. Kilkenny cats
  11. Kilker

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