Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—I

Ilk

The surname of the person spoken of is the same as the name of his estate. It is quite a mistake to use the phrase “All that ilk” to signify all of that name or sort. Bethune of that ilk means “Bethune of Bethune.”

(Gaelic, ilk, clan; Anglo-Saxon, ilc, the same.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Ill-got, Ill-spent
Iliad of Ills
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