Ilk

Ilk (O.E. yik 'the same'), an old form found both in English and Scotch meaning the same. Thus, Chaucer has 'this ilk worthe knight' and 'that ilk man.' It is still not unknown in Scotland in connection with family designations; thus, 'Kinloch of that ilk' means 'Kinloch of the estate of that same name,' or 'Kinloch of Kinloch.' 'Of that ilk' is however constantly but absurdly and ignorantly used to mean 'of that description,' as in 'carpetbaggers and politicians of that ilk.'