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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. 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.
calker
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.
Calker
Calker Calk"er, n. 1. One who calks. 2. A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1.

Meaning of Calke from wikipedia

- Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust. The site was an Augustinian...
- Calke is a small village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It includes the historic house Calke Abbey, a National...
- South Derbyshire, England. The po****tion of the civil parish (including Calke) at the 2011 Census was 642. Situated on the A514 road, close to Melbourne...
- The Harpur (later Crewe and Harpur Crewe) Baronetcy, of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire was a title in the Baronetage of England between 1626 and 1924. It was...
- Calke is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 20 listed buildings that are recorded in the National...
- 1000 acre estate of Calke Abbey. He was named after an ancestor Sir Edmund Vauncey. Harpur Crewe was born in the family home of Calke Abbey to John Harpur...
- and cover tunnels are well preserved in Calke Park. The longer tunnel is an underp**** of the main drive to Calke Abbey, the hall of the Harpur family, which...
- non-governmental organisations including the National Trust. List of reserves: Calke Park NNR Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve Dovedale Kinder Scout...
- of £10000 a year. His prin****l home was the traditional family seat of Calke Abbey but he also took houses in the home counties to allow easy visits...
- in the care of the National Trust that are open to the public, such as Calke Abbey, Hardwick Hall, High Peak Estate, Ilam Park, Kedleston Hall, Longshaw...