Definitions for calk
kɔkcalk

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calk, calkinverb

   a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping

2. calkverb

   provide with calks

   "calk horse shoes"

3. caulk, calkverb

   seal with caulking

   "caulk the window"

4. calkverb

   injure with a calk

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calknoun

   same as caulk, n..

2. Calkverb

   same as caulk, v. t..

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calknoun

   A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CALKverb

   Etymology: from calage, Fr. hemp, with which leaks are stopped; or from cæle , Sax. the keel. Stephen Skinner

   To stop the leaks of a ship.

   There is a great errour committed in the manner of calking his majesty’s ships; which being done with rotten oakum, is the cause they are leaky. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

   So here some pick out bullets from the side;
   Some drive old oakum through each seam and rift;
   Their left-hand does the calking iron guide,
   The rattling mallet with the left they lift. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calk

   Calk is a verb that means to furnish with calks or make rough under foot, as with protruding nails, in order to improve traction, usually on icy surfaces. It can also refer to a sharp metal spike or spur like projection on the sole of a shoe or horseshoe to prevent slipping. Calk can also be a variation of caulking, which is the act of sealing gaps or cracks, particularly in structures like buildings and ships.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calkverb

   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

2. Calkverb

   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

3. Calkverb

   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

4. Calknoun

   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

5. Calknoun

   an instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping

6. Calkverb

   to furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox

7. Calkverb

   to wound with a calk; as when a horse injures a leg or a foot with a calk on one of the other feet

8. Etymology: [Either corrupted fr. F. calfater (cf. Pg. calafetar, Sp. calafetear), fr. Ar. qalafa to fill up crevices with the fibers of palm tree or moss; or fr. OE. cauken to tred, through the French fr. L. calcare, fr. calx heel. Cf. Calk to copy, Inculcate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calk

   kawk, n. a pointed piece of iron on a horse-shoe to prevent slipping—also Calk′in and Calk′er.—v.t. to provide a shoe with a calk. [L. calc-em, calx, a heel.]

2. Calk

   Calque, kawk, v.t. to chalk, as the back of a drawing, &c., in order to transfer it, to copy by tracing.—n. Calk′ing, the copying of a picture by means of tracing.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CALK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Calk is ranked #36630 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Calk surname appeared 610 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Calk.
   
   90.1% or 550 total occurrences were White.
   6.3% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.9% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Husbandry
   • Provide
   • Seal
   • Wound

Anagrams for calk »

1. lack

How to pronounce calk?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of calk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of calk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of calk in a Sentence

1. James Brennan:

   It closed because Mr. Calk wanted it to close.

2. Paul Schoeman:

   Yes, Steve Calk was personally involved in making loans to Paul Manafort, and yes, Steve Calk, got some help and advice from Paul Manafort applying for a government job that he did not get. But what the government didn't prove is that Steve Calk thought at the time that Steve Calk was doing these things that Steve Calk was doing something wrong, something corrupt, something evil. They haven't shown you that Steve Calk wasn't acting in good faith trying to make loans that Steve Calk thought were great for Steve Calk bank.

3. Paul Schoeman:

   What really matters to Donald Trump is how you do on TV and Steve Calk did well on TV and maybe that would put Donald Trump in a position, just like Anthony Scaramucci was good on TV and Anthony Scaramucci got a White House position. And it's not like the Donald Trump cabinet was full of all these you know, government, you know, longtime government people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=calk
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=calk
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Calk
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=calk
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calk
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=calk
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html