| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| ilk (n.) |
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| long ago meant “like” or “same” and was used in Scotland to identify people by associating them with the place they hailed from, as in McLeod of that ilk, meaning “McLeod of the same (place),” or “McLeod of McLeod.” But today the only Standard meaning of ilk in English is “kind” or “sort”: We don’t socialize with people of that ilk. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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