| Calk (calk) |
|---|
| v. t. | (k***add]k) |
|---|
| Calk |
| [imp.
***p. p. Calked (?)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Calking.] [Either corrupted fr. F.
calfater (cf. Pg. calafetar, Sp.
calafetear |
To drive tarred oakum into the seams
between the planks of (a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking.
The calking is completed by smearing the seams with melted
pitch.
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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| Calk (calk) |
|---|
| v. t. | (k lk) |
|---|
| Calk |
| [E.
calquer to trace, It. caicare to trace, to trample,
fr. L. calcare to trample, fr. calx heel. Cf.
Calcarate.] |
To copy, as a drawing, by rubbing the
back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt
style or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the
paper or other thing against which it is laid or held.
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| Calk (calk) |
|---|
| n. | (k***add]k) |
|---|
| Calk |
| [Cf. AS.
calc shoe, hoof, L. calx, calcis, heel,
calcar, spur.] |
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.
An instrument with sharp points, worn
on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping.
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| Calk (calk) |
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| v. i. | (k***add]k) |
|---|
| Calk |
|
To furnish with calks, to prevent
slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an
ox.
To wound with a calk; as when a horse
injures a leg or a foot with a calk on one of the other
feet.
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