kilk
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English *killock, kellock, from earlier ketlok, kedlock, from Old English cedelc (“mercury (herb)”). Cognate with Scots skelloch (“charlock”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɪlk
Noun
editkilk
- (dialectal) Synonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
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