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Calk   Listen
noun
Calk  n.  
1.
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.
2.
An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping.
3.
Same as caulk 2, n..





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"Calk" Quotes from Famous Books



... implements were placed on pack-horses, and the company started again.[9] Most fortunately a full account of their journey has been kept; for among Henderson's followers at this time was a man named William Calk, who jotted down in his diary the events of each day.[10] It is a short record, but as amusing as it is instructive; for the writer's mind was evidently as vigorous as his language was terse and untrammelled. He ...
— The Winning of the West, Volume One - From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 • Theodore Roosevelt


Words linked to "Calk" :   cleat, seal off, render, calkin, furnish, wound, supply


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