ilk 1
/ilk/ , n.
1. family, class, or kind: he and all his ilk.
2. of that ilk ,
a. (in Scotland) of the same family name or place: Ross of that ilk, i.e., Ross of Ross.
b. of the same class or kind.
adj.
3. same.
[ bef. 900; ME ilke, OE ilca (pronoun) the same, equiv. to demonstrative i (c. Goth is he, L is that) + a reduced form of lic LIKE 1 ; cf. WHICH, SUCH ]
ilk 2
/ilk/ , Chiefly Scot.
pron.
1. each.
adj.
2. each; every.
[ bef. 900; ME ilk, north var. of ilch, OE ylc (pronoun) EACH ]