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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Calk \Calk\ (k[add]k), n. [Cf. AS calc shoe, hoof, L. calx, calcis, heel, calcar, spur.] 1. A sharp-pointed piece of iron or steel projecting downward on the shoe of a horse or an ox to prevent the animal from slipping; -- called also {calker}, {calkin}. 2. An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Calkin \Calk"in\, n. A calk on a shoe. See {Calk}, n., 1. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: calkin n : a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: {calk}]
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