vt. 填...以防漏, 使不漏水, 装尖铁, 描摹复制

n. 尖铁

[化] 生石灰; 未消石灰

Calk \Calk\ (k[add]k), v. i.
1. To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to
calk the shoes of a horse or an ox.

2. To wound with a calk; as when a horse injures a leg or a
foot with a calk on one of the other feet.

3. same as {caulk[2]}, v. t..
[PJC]


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.


Calk \Calk\ (k[a^]lk), v. t. [E.calquer to trace, It. caicare to
trace, to trample, fr. L. calcare to trample, fr. calx heel.
Cf. {Calcarate}.]
To copy, as a drawing, by rubbing the back of it with red or
black chalk, and then passing a blunt style or needle over
the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other
thing against which it is laid or held. [Written also
{calque}]


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.

3. same as {caulk[2]}, n..
[PJC]

Caulk \Caulk\, n.
1. See {Calk}.

2. a viscous semisolid material of varying composition used
to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water,
such as wooden ships or bath tiles; -- called also {calk}
and {caulking}. After applying in a semisolid form, the
material hardens and dries to form a waterproof seal. It
is used in the process of caulking. It is sometimes
applied together with a rope-like cord to fill larger
seams.
[PJC]