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killocks

killocks is the plural of killock.

Meaning of killock

Noun

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. (slang) A leading seaman, who wears a badge with an anchor emblem.
    • Unabashed, the Killock tilted his head to one side in mock examination, puckering his bulbous nose.2005, Bill Hawkins, The Other Cockleshell Heroes, page 32

Questions about killocks

What is killocks the plural of?
Killocks is the plural of killock.

Words near killocks in the dictionary

  1. Killmer
  2. Killmers
  3. killock
  4. killock hitch
  5. killock hitches
  6. killocks
  7. killoff
  8. killoffs
  9. killogie
  10. killogies
  11. killographic

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