- ilk⇄adj. (Archaic.) same; identical.
- ilk⇄expr. of that ilk, (Informal.)
a. of the same place or name.
Ex. ... a canon and two choristers sent from St. George's to the hospital of that ilk (Thomas P. Thompson).
b. of that kind or sort.
Ex. He kept away from gamblers and - ilk⇄ilk (1), noun, adjective.
- ilk⇄ilk (2), adjective.
(Scottish.) each; every. - ilk⇄noun class; kind; sort.
Ex. [He] begged Hollywood to stop putting stogies in the mouths of Edward G. Robinson and his ilk (Harper's).