calk

calk ¹  (kôk)

n.

1. A pointed extension on the toe or heels of a horseshoe, designed to prevent slipping.

2. A spiked plate fixed on the bottom of a shoe to prevent slipping and preserve the sole.

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[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 calcneum, heel bone; see calcaneus.]

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calk v.

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calk ²  (kôk)

v.

Variant of caulk.

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calk¹

vb

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a variant spelling of caulk

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calk², calkin [ˈkɔːkɪn ˈkæl-]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a metal projection on a horse's shoe to prevent slipping

2. Chiefly US and Canadian a set of spikes or a spiked plate attached to the sole of a boot, esp by loggers, to prevent slipping

vb (tr)

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to provide with calks

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to wound with a calk

[from Latin calx heel]

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calk³

vb

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) to transfer (a design) by tracing it with a blunt point from one sheet backed with loosely fixed colouring matter onto another placed underneath

[from French calquer to trace; see calque]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	calk - a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping calkin cleat - a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
Verb	1.	calk - provide with calks; "calk horse shoes" animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	calk - seal with caulking; "caulk the window" caulk seal, seal off - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
	3.	calk - injure with a calk injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

Translations

calk¹

vt → mit Stollen versehen; shoe also → mit Nägeln beschlagen

n → Stollen m; (on shoe also) → Nagel m

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calk²

vt drawing, design → durchpausen