calk
verb
- to copy a design by rubbing the back with colouring matter
- install metal cleats (calks) on horseshoes
- injure, usually with the metal cleat on a horse shoe
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kælk/
name
Etymology: Possibly a habitational surname from Calke in Derbyshire, or alternatively an Americanized spelling of German Kalk.
- A surname from German.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States.
noun
- A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping.
- A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging.
“Near-synonym: cleat”
- Alternative form of caulk (“a short sleep, nap”).
verb
Etymology: From French calque, ultimately derived from Latin calcō (“to trample”). Doublet of calque.
- To copy (a drawing) by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt stylus or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held.