calk

American  

[kawk] / kɔk /

noun

1. Also a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.

2. Also a similar device on the heel or sole of a shoe to prevent slipping.

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verb (used with object)

1. to provide with calks.

2. to injure with a calk.

calk ¹ British  

/ ˈkɔːkɪn, kɔːk, ˈkæl- /

noun

1. a metal projection on a horse's shoe to prevent slipping

2. a set of spikes or a spiked plate attached to the sole of a boot, esp by loggers, to prevent slipping

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verb

1. to provide with calks

2. to wound with a calk

calk ² British  

/ kɔːk /

verb

1. a variant spelling of caulk

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calk ³ British  

/ kɔːk /

verb

1. (tr) to transfer (a design) by tracing it with a blunt point from one sheet backed with loosely fixed colouring matter onto another placed underneath

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Etymology

Origin of calk

1580–90; perhaps a back formation from calkin, taken as a verb calk + -in present participle suffix ( Middle English -inde ), confused with -ing ²

Example Sentences

Calk will remain free on bail pending his appeal.

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2022

Judge Lorna G. Schofield told Calk she needed put him behind bars to send the message that “no one is above the law, regardless of their wealth and influence.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

Calk, who served in the Army reserves for 16 years, interviewed in January 2017 for a job as under secretary of the Army but never joined the administration.

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2022

Defense attorney Paul Schoeman had argued for a non-prison sentence for Calk, calling him “a good and decent man who led a law-abiding life. … It’s an aberration that he’s in this courtroom.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

Returning emigrants whom they meet, according to the journal of Calk, tell such "news of the indians" that certain members of the company are "afrade to go aney further."

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life by Herndon, William H.