noun
- a small anchor, especially one made of stone
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The fisherman dropped a killick to hold his small boat in place.
- They used a heavy stone as a killick when the regular anchor was lost.
- The killick kept the dinghy from drifting away from shore.
- Old sailors often made killicks from whatever heavy materials they could find.
- The boat’s killick was just a large rock tied to a rope.