killick-claw [killick, q.v. + claw] Nfld
n. See 1952 quote.
- 1774  (1792)  Four hands brought the traps from Atkinson Pond, hauled up the flat which is there, cut some killick-claws, and pulled rods.
- 1952  A killickclaw is a several-pronged anchor bound round a rock for weight and used to hold fish-nets when set in the sea.