Meanings
noun
alternative kelk · alternative kedlock
- dialectalSynonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
Synonyms: charlock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
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Origin
- Old Englishcedelc“mercury (herb)”
- Middle English*killock
- Englishkilk
From Middle English *killock, kellock, from earlier ketlok, kedlock, from Old English cedelc (“mercury (herb)”). Cognate with Scots skelloch (“charlock”).
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APA
kilk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilk
MLA
“kilk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilk.
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