plural of kill-courtesy

(obsolete) A rude person,

plural of kill-time

(obsolete) Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.

plural of kill cord

(nautical) On a small boat, a safety device consisting of a cord attached to the helmsman's leg or arm and linked to an engine cut-out switch, such that the switch is triggered and the boat's engine automatically stopped ("killed") if the helmsman is thrown from his seat.

Extremely; lavishly. / In a manner full of anger or malevolence.

Very well groomed; / Extremely angry. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fit, kill.

(journalism) The reduced fee paid to a writer whose commissioned work does not get published.

plural of kill fee