Anagram Solver

Definitions for Calk

[1] caulk.
[2] Also calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
[3] Also calker. a similar device on the heel or sole of a shoe to prevent slipping.
[4] to provide with calks.
[5] to injure with a calk.
[6] to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
[7] to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or other material driven snug.
[8] to fill or close (a seam, joint, etc.), as in a boat.
[9] to drive the edges of (plating) together to prevent leakage.
[10] Also caulk·ing [kaw -king] /ˈkɔ kɪŋ/ . a material or substance used for caulking.
[11] a variant spelling of caulk
[12] a metal projection on a horse's shoe to prevent slipping
[13] mainly US and Canadian a set of spikes or a spiked plate attached to the sole of a boot, esp by loggers, to prevent slipping
[14] to provide with calks
[15] to wound with a calk
[16] (tr) to transfer (a design) by tracing it with a blunt point from one sheet backed with loosely fixed colouring matter onto another placed underneath
[17] to stop up (cracks, crevices, etc) with a filler
[18] nautical to pack (the seams) between the planks of the bottom of (a vessel) with waterproof material to prevent leakage

Words nearby Calk

calix, calixtine, calixtus i, calixtus ii, calixtus iii, calk, calker, calkin, call, call a halt, call a spade a spade

Origin of Calk

ulk1350–1400; < Latin calcāre to trample, tread on (verbal derivative of calx heel), conflated with Middle English cauken < Old French cauquer to trample < Latin, as above

Words that may be confused with Calk

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, caulkcalk, caulk

Word origin for Calk

ulkC15: from Old Northern French cauquer to press down, from Latin calcāre to trample, from calx heel