calc

¹

[ kalk ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a calculator, especially a small portable one.

calc-

²

1. a combining form of calcareous: calc-tufa.
2. variant of calci- before a vowel: calcic.

calc.

³

abbreviation for

1. calculate.

calc-

combining_form

1. See calci-
   a variant of calci-

Word History and Origins

Origin of calc¹

By shortening

Origin of calc²

< German Kalk lime < Latin calc- (stem of calx ) lime, limestone; calx, chalk

Example Sentences

I hain't made a cent of profit f'r two months, and I calc'late on a profit of two hunderd and fifty a month.

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I don't want to burn you, and I calc'late the figger you're payin' is clost to bein' fair.

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And yit—sounds mighty funny, too—I calc'late to be as fond of Marthy as ever I was.

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"Calc'late to," said Scattergood, and thereby rather took Mr. Siggins's breath.

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Howsumever, we tightened her up a bit, an' calc'lated she'd hold through.

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