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cal⋅kin

  [kaw-kin, kal-]
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–noun
calk 2 (def. 1).
Origin:
1400–50; late ME kakun < MD calcoen hoof < OF (Walloon) calcain < L calcāneum heel; see calcaneum
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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; perh. a back formation from calkin, taken as a verb calk + -in prp. suffix (ME -inde), confused with -ing 2
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calkin

noun
a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: calk] 
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