Found 3 items, similar to Calked.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: calk
mendempul, tapal kuda
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: calk
calk
n : a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent
slipping [syn:
calkin]
v 1: provide with calks;
“calk horse shoes”
2: seal with caulking;
“caulk the window” [syn:
caulk]
3: injure with a calk
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Calked
Calk
\Calk\ (k[add]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Calked; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Calking.] [Either corrupted fr. F. calfater (cf. Pg.
calafetar, Sp. calafetear), fr. Ar. qalafa to fill up
crevices with the fibers of palm tree or moss; or fr. OE.
cauken to tred, through the French fr. L. calcare, fr. calx
heel. Cf.
Calk to copy, Inculcate.]
1. 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.
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2. 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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