Sanakirja.org

Määritelmät

Substantiivit

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. Alternative form of caulk (“a short sleep, nap)”.

Verbit

1. (possibly dated) Alternative spelling of caulk.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Alternative form of caulk (“to take a short sleep, nap)”.