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1. (n.) calk
a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
2. (v.t.) calk
to provide with calks.
3. calk
to injure with a calk.
Etymology: (1580–90)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) calk, calkin
a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
2. (verb) calk
provide with calks
"calk horse shoes"
3. (verb) caulk, calk
seal with caulking
"caulk the window"
4. (verb) calk
injure with a calk
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) calk
a sharp-pointed piece of iron or steel projecting downward on the shoe of a horse or an ox, to prevent the animal from slipping; -- called also calker, calkin
2. (noun) calk
an instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping
3. (verb) calk
to drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of (a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking. The calking is completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch
4. (verb) calk
to make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice
5. (verb) calk
to copy, as a drawing, by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt style or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held
6. (verb) calk
to furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox
7. (verb) calk
to wound with a calk; as when a horse injures a leg or a foot with a calk on one of the other feet
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