kellick

killick n For an anchor they had a kellick; that is a wooden anchor. Two pieces of woor are nailed together like a cross, rods are placed round the sides, and a good size rock is put in between the rods to sink it. A rope is fastened to the kellick, and they used it to to anchor their boat on the fi...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39478
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Summary:killick n For an anchor they had a kellick; that is a wooden anchor. Two pieces of woor are nailed together like a cross, rods are placed round the sides, and a good size rock is put in between the rods to sink it. A rope is fastened to the kellick, and they used it to to anchor their boat on the fishing ground. This rope is called a road. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JAN 1970 JH 1/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used 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 Fri 10 Jul 2015