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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...
- non-governmental organisations including the National Trust. List of reserves: Calke Park NNR Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve Dovedale Kinder Scout...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- and politician. He was the oldest son of Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet, of Calke Abbey, and his wife Catherine, daughter of Thomas Crew, 2nd Baron Crew....
- in Staffordshire; Herring as preacher at Calke in Derbyshire. Herring was recommended for the post at Calke by Arthur Hildersham, the vicar of Ashby-de-la-Zouch...
- 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 one grandson. On Boxing Day 2009, whilst walking with his family at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, Taylor suffered a m****ive heart attack. He was taken...