CALK

see: caulk II. noun or caulk Etymology: probably alteration of ~in, from Middle English kakun, from Middle Dutch or Middle French dialect; Middle Dutch calcoen horse's hoof, from Middle French dialect (Walloon) calcain heel, from Latin calcaneum, from calc-, calx heel Date: 1587 a cleat on the shoe of a horse to prevent slipping, III. transitive verb or caulk Date: 1624 to furnish with ~s, to wound with a ~