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    Calk , 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.
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    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.
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    Calk , 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]
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    Calk , 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.
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    2. An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping.
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    3. same as caulk{2}, n..
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    Calk , v. i.
    1. To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox.
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    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.
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    3. same as caulk{2}, v. t..
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    Caulk , n.
    1. See Calk.
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    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.
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