kilk

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪlk

Noun

kilk

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

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