killow
An old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.
Noun
- An old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.
Forms
Noun Entry 2
- An earth of a blackish or deep blue colour.
- A black Earth, made into Form of a Ball, and called Killow. - 1728, J[ohn] Woodward, “Earths and Earthy Substances”, in A Catalogue of the Additional English Native Fossils, in the Collection of J. Woodward M.D., tome...
Origin
From English dialect kollow (“the smut or grime on the backs of chimneys”).