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 that is 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 calcāneum, 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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calk

(kɔːk)

vb

(Building) a variant spelling of caulk

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calk

(kɔːk) or

calkin

n

1. (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)

3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to provide with calks

4. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to wound with a calk

[C17: from Latin calx heel]

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calk

(kɔːk)

vb

(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

[C17: from French calquer to trace; see calque]

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calk¹

(kɔk)

n.

(chiefly in technical use) caulk.

calk²

(kɔk)

n.

1. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.

v.t.

2. to provide with calks.

3. to injure with a calk.

[1580–90]

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calk

Past participle: calked
Gerund: calking

Imperative

calk

calk

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calk

Past participle: calked
Gerund: calking

Imperative

calk

calk

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Calk

Much like a cleat on a shoe, except that calks were for horseshoes. Calks were used to increase traction when there was snow or ice on the ground. In one design, the calks were an integral part of the shoe. In another design, each individual calk was driven into a mating hole in the shoe. In yet another, each calk had threads and was screwed into a threaded hole in the shoe.

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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 - cause injuries or bodily harm to

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Translations

kalfaternStollen

шип

calk

¹

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

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

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calk

²

vt drawing, design → durchpausen

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