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Calk (k&add;k), n. [Cf. AS.
calc shoe, hoof, L. calx, calcis, heel,
calcar, spur.] 1. 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.

2. An instrument with sharp points, worn
on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping.

Calk (k&add;k), v. i.
1. To furnish with calks, to prevent
slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an
ox.

2. To wound with a calk; as when a horse
injures a leg or a foot with a calk on one of the other
feet.

Calk"er (?), n. 1.
One who calks.

2. A calk on a shoe. See Calk,
n., 1.

Calk"in (?), n. A calk on a
shoe. See Calk, n., 1.

Calk"ing (?), n. The act or
process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with
calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing.


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