1. small anchors used to moor boats or hold fishing nets in place
Usage: nautical; plural form

Examples

• The fishermen dropped their killocks to secure the nets in the shallow water.
• Small boats often use killocks instead of heavy anchors in calm harbors.
• The crew retrieved the killocks before heading back to shore.
• Killocks are essential equipment for lobster fishermen working near rocky coasts.
• The boat drifted when one of the killocks failed to hold in the sandy bottom.