kedlock

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kedlock - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kedlock \Ked"lock\ (k[e^]d"l[o^]k), n. [Cf. dial. G. k["o]ddik,
     k["u]dik, kettich, keek, Dan. kidike, E. charlock, and AS.
     cedelc the herb mercury.] (Bot.)
     See Charlock.
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  Charlock \Char"lock\, n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr.
     AS. le['a]c leek. Cf. Hemlock.] (Bot.)
     A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow
     flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields.
     Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and
     kedlock.
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     Jointed charlock, White charlock, a troublesome weed
        (Raphanus Raphanistrum) with straw-colored, whitish, or
        purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.
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