Definition of calk

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Calk (v. t.) 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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Calking :: Calking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cal.
Calque :: Calque (v. t.) See 2d Calk, v. t..
Calk :: Calk (v. t.) 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..
Pledget :: Pledget (n.) A string of oakum used in calking.
Calked :: Calked (imp. &p. p.) of Cal.
Cawker :: Cawker (n.) See Calker.
Frost :: Frost (v. t.) To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather..
Flake :: Flake (n.) A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on in calking, etc..
Calk :: Calk (v. i.) To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox..
Calk :: Calk (n.) An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping..
Calkin :: Calkin (n.) A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1..
Calk :: Calk (v. i.) To wound with a calk; as when a horse injures a leg or a foot with a calk on one of the other feet.
Cauker :: Cauker (n.) See Cawk, Calker..
Keeler :: Keeler (n.) A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc..
Making-iron :: Making-iron (n.) A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in..
Stave :: Stave (n.) To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run..
Caulk :: Caulk (v. t. & n.) See Calk.
Calk :: Calk (n.) 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..
Roughshod :: Roughshod (a.) Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse..
Meaking :: Meaking (n.) The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.
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