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calk

1   [kawk]
verb (used with object), noun
caulk.
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calk

2   [kawk]
noun
1.
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
2.
Also, calker. a similar device on the heel or sole of a shoe to prevent slipping.
verb (used with object)
3.
to provide with calks.
4.
to injure with a calk.
Origin:
1580–90; perhaps a back formation from calkin, taken as a verb calk + -in present participle suffix (Middle English -inde), confused with -ing2
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calk1 (kɔːk)
 
—vb
a variant spelling of caulk

calk or calkin2 (kɔːk, ˈkɔːkɪn, ˈkæl-)
 
—n
1.  a metal projection on a horse's shoe to prevent slipping
2.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) a set of spikes or a spiked plate attached to the sole of a boot, esp by loggers, to prevent slipping
 
—vb
3.  to provide with calks
4.  to wound with a calk
 
[C17: from Latin calx heel]
 
calkin or calkin2
 
—n
 
—vb
 
[C17: from Latin calx heel]

calk3 (kɔːk)
 
—vb
(tr) to transfer (a design) by tracing it with a blunt point from one sheet backed with loosely fixed colouring matter onto another placed underneath
 
[C17: from French calquer to trace; see calque]

caulk or calk (kɔːk)
 
—vb
1.  to stop up (cracks, crevices, etc) with a filler
2.  nautical to pack (the seams) between the planks of the bottom of (a vessel) with waterproof material to prevent leakage
 
[C15: from Old Northern French cauquer to press down, from Latin calcāre to trample, from calx heel]
 
calk or calk
 
—vb
 
[C15: from Old Northern French cauquer to press down, from Latin calcāre to trample, from calx heel]
 
'caulker or calk
 
—n
 
'calker or calk
 
—n

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