Calk \Calk\ (k[a^]lk), v. t. [E.calquer to trace, It. caicare to
trace, to trample, fr. L. calcare to trample, fr. calx heel.
Cf. Calcarate.]
To copy, as a drawing, by rubbing the back of it with red or
black chalk, and then passing a blunt style or needle over
the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other
thing against which it is laid or held. [Written also
calque]
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Calk \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.
[1913 Webster]
2. An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a
shoe or boot, to prevent slipping.
[1913 Webster]
3. same as caulk[2], n..
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Calk \Calk\ (k[add]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Calked; p. pr. &
vb. n. Calking.] [Either corrupted fr. F. calfater (cf. Pg.
calafetar, Sp. calafetear), fr. Ar. qalafa to fill up
crevices with the fibers of palm tree or moss; or fr. OE.
cauken to tred, through the French fr. L. calcare, fr. calx
heel. Cf. Calk to copy, Inculcate.]
1. To drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of
(a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking. The calking is
completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as
along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force
the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so
fill the crevice.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Calk \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
3. same as caulk[2], v. t..
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Caulk \Caulk\, n.
1. See Calk.
[1913 Webster]
2. a viscous semisolid material of varying composition used
to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water,
such as wooden ships or bath tiles; -- called also calk
and caulking. After applying in a semisolid form, the
material hardens and dries to form a waterproof seal. It
is used in the process of caulking. It is sometimes
applied together with a rope-like cord to fill larger
seams.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
calk
n : a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent
slipping [syn: calkin]
v 1: provide with calks; "calk horse shoes"
2: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk]
3: injure with a calk
WordNet (r) 2.0
|
|
|