calk
Noun
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Noun
calk (plural calks)
- A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping.
- A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging
calk (calks, present participle calking; past and past participle calked)
- (possibly dated) Alternative spelling of caulk
- 1915 April 1, in Gas Age, volume 35, page 328:
- When a joint was calked, the bell piece was then separated,
- 1915 April 1, in Gas Age, volume 35, page 328:
- 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.
- IPA: /kælk/
calk (calks, present participle calking; past and past participle calked)
- To copy (a drawing) by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt stylus or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held.
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