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ilk

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪlk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪlk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ilk)

ilk¹ /ɪlk/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular]

family, class, group, or kind:to distrust politicians and all their ilk.

ilk¹ (ilk),USA pronunciation n.

family, class, or kind:he and all his ilk.
of that ilk:
- (in Scotland) of the same family name or place:Ross of that ilk,i.e., Ross of Ross.
- of the same class or kind.

adj.

same.

bef. 900; Middle English ilke, Old English ilca (pronoun) the same, equivalent. to demonstrative i (cognate with Gothic is he, Latin is that) + a reduced form of līc like¹; compare which, such

ilk² (ilk),USA pronunciation [Chiefly Scot.]
pron.

Scottish Termseach.

adj.

Scottish Termseach;
every.

Middle English ilk, north variant of ilch, Old English ylc (pronoun) each bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ilk /ɪlk/ n

a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk): people of that ilk should not be allowed here
of that ilk ⇒ Scot of the place of the same name: used to indicate that the person named is proprietor or laird of the place named: Moncrieff of that ilk

Etymology: Old English ilca the same family, same kind; related to Gothic is he, Latin is, Old English gelīc likeUSAGE

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