Chedlock

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Charlock \Char"lock\, n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr.
     AS. le['a]c leek. Cf. {Hemlock}.] (Bot.)
     A cruciferous plant ({Brassica sinapistrum}) with yellow
     flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields.
     Called also {chardock}, {chardlock}, {chedlock}, and
     {kedlock}.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Jointed charlock}, {White charlock}, a troublesome weed
        ({Raphanus Raphanistrum}) with straw-colored, whitish, or
        purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.
        [1913 Webster]