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Rarecalk
The correct spelling is calk.
How to pronounce calk
noun
Say it like: Cal-k
The correct spelling is calk. A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping.
- 2.A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging
verb
- 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.To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
- 3.To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
- 4.Fuck
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