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Definition of calk

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Calk (v. t.) 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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Calker :: Calker (n.) One who calks.

Reem :: Reem (v. t.) To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.

Calking :: Calking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cal.

Flake :: Flake (n.) A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on in calking, etc..

Calk :: Calk (v. i.) To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox..

Calkin :: Calkin (n.) A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1..

Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc..

Caulk :: Caulk (v. t. & n.) See Calk.

Calk :: Calk (v. t.) 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..

Calk :: Calk (v. i.) To wound with a calk; as when a horse injures a leg or a foot with a calk on one of the other feet.

Calked :: Calked (imp. &p. p.) of Cal.

Roughshod :: Roughshod (a.) Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse..

Calque :: Calque (v. t.) See 2d Calk, v. t..

Calker :: Calker (n.) A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1..

Calk :: Calk (v. t.) 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..

Cauker :: Cauker (n.) See Cawk, Calker..

Keeler :: Keeler (n.) A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc..

Calk :: Calk (n.) An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping..

Calking :: Calking (n.) The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing..

Frost :: Frost (v. t.) To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather..