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ILK
like, ilk
(noun) a kind of person; āWeāll not see his like againā; āI canāt tolerate people of his ilkā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ilk (not comparable)
(Scotland and Northern England) Very; same.
Usage notes
Used following a personās name to show that he lives in a place of the same name, eg Johnstone of that ilk means Johnstone of Johnstone.
Noun
ilk (plural ilks)
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
Usage notes
• In modern use, ilk is used in phrases such as of his ilk, of that ilk, to mean ātypeā or āsort.ā It often, though not necessarily, has negative connotations. The use arose out of a misunderstanding of the earlier, Scottish use in the phrase of that ilk, where it means āof the same name or place.ā For this reason, some traditionalists regard the modern use as incorrect. It is, however, the only common current use and is now part of standard English.
Synonyms
• kind
• likes
• sort
• type
Anagrams
• Kil
Source: Wiktionary
Ilk, a. Etym: [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. Each.]
Definition: Same; each; every. [Archaic] Spenser. Of that ilk, denoting that a person's surname and the title of his estate are the same; as, Grant of that ilk, i.e., Grant of Grant. Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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