killock

plural killocks · alternative kelleg · alternative killick

1. A small anchor.
2. A kind of anchor formed by a stone enclosed by pieces of wood fastened together.
3. The fluke of such an anchor.
4. slanggovernmentA leading seaman, who wears a badge with an anchor emblem.

   Unabashed, the Killock tilted his head to one side in mock examination, puckering his bulbous nose.

   2005, Bill Hawkins, The Other Cockleshell Heroes, page 32