calk
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Noun edit
calk (plural calks)
- A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping.
- A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging
- Alternative form of caulk (“a short sleep, nap”)
Translations edit
Verb edit
calk (third-person singular simple present calks, present participle calking, simple past and past participle calked)
- (possibly dated) Alternative spelling of caulk
- 1915 April 1, Gas Age, volume 35, page 328:
- When a joint was calked, the bell piece was then separated,
- 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.
- Alternative form of caulk (“to take a short sleep, nap”)
Etymology 2 edit
From French calque, ultimately derived from Latin calcō (“I trample”).[1] Doublet of calque.
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Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
calk (third-person singular simple present calks, present participle calking, simple past and past participle calked)
- To copy (a drawing) by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt stylus or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held.
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “calque”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.