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Definition of calk
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Calk (n.) An
instrument
with sharp
points,
worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to
prevent
slipping..
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Calque
::
Calque
(v. t.) See 2d Calk, v. t..
Frost
::
Frost (v. t.) To
roughen
or
sharpen,
as the nail heads or calks of
horseshoes,
so as to fit them for
frosty
weather..
Calker
::
Calker
(n.) A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1..
Calk
::
Calk (n.) An
instrument
with sharp
points,
worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to
prevent
slipping..
Roughshod
::
Roughshod
(a.) Shod with shoes armed with
points
or
calks;
as, a
roughshod
horse..
Calk
::
Calk (v. t.) 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..
Caulk
::
Caulk (v. t. & n.) See Calk.
Calker
::
Calker
(n.) One who
calks.
Flake
::
Flake (n.) A small stage hung over a
vessel's
side, for
workmen
to stand on in
calking,
etc..
Pledget
::
Pledget
(n.) A
string
of oakum used in
calking.
Meaking
::
Meaking
(n.) The
process
of
picking
out the oakum from the seams of a
vessel
which is to be
recalked.
Pitch
::
Pitch (n.) A
thick,
black,
lustrous,
and
sticky
substance
obtained
by
boiling
down tar. It is used in
calking
the seams of
ships;
also in
coating
rope,
canvas,
wood,
ironwork,
etc., to
preserve
them..
Reem
::
Reem (v. t.) To open (the seams of a
vessel's
planking)
for the
purpose
of
calking
them.
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.
Chinse
::
Chinse
(v. t. & i.) To
thrust
oakum into
(seams
or
chinks)
with a
chisel
, the point of a
knife,
or a
chinsing
iron; to calk
slightly..
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..
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..
Keeler
::
Keeler
(n.) A small or
shallow
tub; esp., one used for
holding
materials
for
calking
ships,
or one used for
washing
dishes,
etc..
Calkin
::
Calkin
(n.) A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1..
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..
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