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Calkin   /kˈælkɪn/   Listen
Calkin

noun
1.
A metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping.  Synonym: calk.






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"Calkin" Quotes from Famous Books



... same end may be arrived at by the use of special shoes. That branch of the shoe applied to the half of the foot with the lower wall should be thickened from above downwards. Or, on the same branch, may be turned up a calkin of sufficient height for the purpose. Of the two ...
— Diseases of the Horse's Foot • Harry Caulton Reeks



Words linked to "Calkin" :   cleat, calk



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