Calk Definition

kôk
noun
A part of a horseshoe that projects downward to prevent slipping.
Webster's New World
A metal plate with spurs, fastened to the sole of a shoe to prevent slipping.
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verb
Webster's New World
To fasten calks on.
Webster's New World
To cut (its leg) accidentally with a calk.
Webster's New World

(possibly dated) Alternative spelling of caulk.

Wiktionary
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.
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Other Word Forms of Calk

Noun

Singular:
calk
Plural:
calks

Origin of Calk

  • Probably back-formation from obsolete calkin from Middle English kakun possibly from Middle Dutch kalkoen hoof, or from Old French calcain heel (Middle Dutch) (from Old French) from Latin calcāneum heel bone calcaneus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ultimately from Latin calcō (“I trample”).

    From Wiktionary

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