From en.wiktionary.org:
[Calk]
** English
*** Etymology 1
[en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping .
2. A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging .
3. [en] .
***** Translations
[a pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping]
- Polish: [pl]
[trans-bottom]
***** See also
{{col|en |roughshod }}
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] [en] .
2. * {{ quote-text | en | date=April 1 1915 | title=Gas Age | volume=35 | page=328
|passage=When a joint was CALKED, the bell piece was then separated,}}
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. [en] .
***** Derived terms
[en]
*** Etymology 2
From [en], ultimately derived from [en][lena].[1] [en].
[en]
**** Alternative forms
- [en]
**** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. To copy (a drawing) by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt stylus or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held.
*** References
References:
[1]. [calque]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]