different between killock vs fillock

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killock (plural killocks)

A small anchor.
A kind of anchor formed by a stone enclosed by pieces of wood fastened together.
The fluke of such an anchor.
(naval slang) A leading seaman, who wears a badge with an anchor emblem.
- 2005, Bill Hawkins, The Other Cockleshell Heroes (page 32)
  Unabashed, the Killock tilted his head to one side in mock examination, puckering his bulbous nose.

From filly +? -ock (diminutive suffix).

fillock (plural fillocks)

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