killick n

killick n [The English fishermen upon the ledges] for feare of being surprized (not then knoweing what the shipp really was) weighed their killicks and came into harbour. John Rayner in 1668 describes arrival of great French ship in 1662. DNE Sup G. M. Story OCT 28 1988 [check]WK Used I and Sup Used...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1988
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39370
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Summary:killick n [The English fishermen upon the ledges] for feare of being surprized (not then knoweing what the shipp really was) weighed their killicks and came into harbour. John Rayner in 1668 describes arrival of great French ship in 1662. DNE Sup G. M. Story OCT 28 1988 [check]WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup cillick, kellick, killock, lose your killick, and [you'll] find it in the fall, have a rock in one's killick, killick-claw, killick-rod, killick-stone, keel-log, kellock, keylock, GRANNY 2 Checked by Raji Sreeni on Wed 22 Jul 2015