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calkin

[ kaw-kin, kal- ]

/ ˈkɔ kɪn, ˈkæl- /

noun

Words nearby calkin

calixtus i, calixtus ii, calixtus iii, calk, calker, calkin, call, call a halt, call a spade a spade, call alarm, call back

Origin of calkin

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

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Examples from the Web for calkin

Mrs. Jim Jones had a mirror which she had earned by selling Calkin's soap, which Sylvia considered much handsomer.
The Shoulders of Atlas|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
“Mrs. Jim Jones has got a beautiful one she bought selling Calkin's soap,” she said.
The Shoulders of Atlas|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
The Calkin's soap ware was packed away on the top shelf of the pantry.
The Shoulders of Atlas|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Or, on the same branch, may be turned up a calkin of sufficient height for the purpose.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

This suggests at once that a preventive is to be found in substituting a calkin that is low and square.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

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