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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
11-Aug-04 - 10:59 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: What is a killick?
Subject: RE: Folklore: What is a killick?
As a name for an anchor, killick (killock) in print goes back to 1630. As a name for a leading seaman, the term seems to be much more recent. OED.