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verb (used with object)
3.
to provide with calks.
4.
to injure with a calk.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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calk or calkin2 (kɔːk, ˈkɔːkɪn, ˈkæl-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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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Example sentences
In former times, when vessels were often careened for repairs, it was difficult to calk and pay this seam before the tide turned.
Calk soled boots are acceptable when they are required for the employee's job.
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