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The correct spelling is calk.

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noun

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The correct spelling is calk. A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping.
  2. 2.A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging

verb

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
  3. 3.To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
  4. 4.Fuck

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