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calkin

[ kaw-kin, kal- ]
/ ˈkɔ kɪn, ˈkæl- /

noun

calk (def. 1).

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Origin of calkin

1400–50; late Middle English kakun<Middle Dutch calcoen hoof <Old French (Walloon) calcain<Latin calcāneum heel; see calcaneum

Words nearby calkin

Calixtus I, Calixtus II, Calixtus III, calk, calker, calkin, call, calla, callable, Callaghan, call a halt
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