| 单词 | up killick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasup killick a. A heavy stone used on small vessels as a substitute for an anchor; also a small anchor. †to come to a killick: to come to anchor (obsolete). up killick: to weigh anchor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor [verb (intransitive)] > anchor anchor?c1225 to come to (an) anchor?1473 to let go1530 to moor anchor1578 moor1627 to come to a killick1630 to drop anchor1634 to let fall1638 to let down1662 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > anchor > a stone used as an anchor killick1630 anchoring stone1838 sling-stone1865 society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor [verb (intransitive)] > anchor > weigh anchor to weigh anchor?a1400 to loose the anchor?c1450 disanchor1477 weigh1513 loose1526 to loose one's bark1567 up killick1837–40 up-anchor1889 1630 J. Winthrop Hist. New Eng. (1825) (modernized text) I. 40 The wind overblew so much at N.W. as they were forced to come to a killock at twenty fathom. 1637 T. Morton New Eng. Canaan iii. vii. 118 The inconstant windes shiftinge at night did force the kellecke home, and billedge the boat. 1643 R. Williams Key into Lang. Amer. 111 Kunnosnep, a Killick, or Anchor. 1670 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 107 Instead of Anchors, they have modern Crab-claws, or Kellocks. 1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 292/1 They sent out another float, with killicks and ropes. 1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 82 We hove up our..kellick, which we had made to serve in the room of our grapnel. 1837–40 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1862) viii. 29 I shall up killoch and off to-morrow to the Tree mont. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xiv. 32 We usually keep anchored by a small kedge, or keeleg. 1883 Times 18 May 7 With some bits of wood and a large stone..[is] fashioned a very good kedge or killick. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous 63 Dad says next one [anchor] he loses..he'll give him the kelleg. < as lemmas |
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