Meanings
plural Kilmarnock hoods
- Synonym of Kilmarnock cowl
He had agreed with two of them to do their whole winter's threshing for them, on condition of getting in return an old coat and a Kilmarnock hood to which he had taken a fancy.
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 395Synonyms: Kilmarnock cowl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Kilmarnock cowl
Origin
Named after the town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland, noted for its weaving.
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