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v. i.) To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox.

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	n.) ~~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~~.		v. i.) To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox.