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Kilmarnock hood
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English
Etymology
Named after the town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland, noted for its weaving.
Noun
en Kilmarnock cowl
en 1850 w:Thomas Keightley The Fairy Mythology London H.G. Bohn 395 He had agreed with two of them to do their whole winter's threshing for them, on condition of getting in return an old coat and a Kilmarnock hood to which he had taken a fancy.