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Calk   /kɔk/   Listen
Calk

noun
1.
A metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping.  Synonym: calkin.






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"Calk" Quotes from Famous Books



... knew. He simply, so far as I ever heard, passed the place over to father—that was his nephew, you know—and went up the hill and built himself a log hut. It was well built. I only had to calk it some more and put in another flooring ...
— Old Crow • Alice Brown

... "We'll calk her at low tide," George declared, well satisfied at this outcome of the misadventure. Then he fell to reviling the men ...
— The Silver Horde • Rex Beach



Words linked to "Calk" :   injure, supply, seal off, cleat, render, provide, wound, animal husbandry, furnish, calkin, caulk, seal



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