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🐎 To add grip 🔩 A metal cleat 💥 To injure with shoe
to calk

to calk

9.9
To put metal spikes on a horseshoe for better grip
  • verb
  • /kɔk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : clavar
  • It is important to calk horseshoes properly for icy conditions.

Examples

  • The blacksmith calked the horseshoe for better traction.

  • The blacksmith will calk the new set of horseshoes before attaching them.

  • She watched as the farrier calked the shoes during the winter preparation.

  • He calks the shoes before the big race.

  • It is important to calk horseshoes properly to ensure horses have better grip on icy surfaces.

  • Before the winter season, the farrier will calk the horseshoes for increased traction on slippery roads.

  • The blacksmith calks the new set of horseshoes to improve the horse's stability when walking on wet ground.

Synonyms

to cleat
vsto calk
1 7.4

To add studs or ridges to a surface to give better grip

is specific to horseshoes rather than other footwear or ground

How Secure

to calk
  • Specialized
9.9
to fasten
68 1.6
to attach
459 2.5
to fit
761 1.0

Surface Forms

calk infinitive
calked past
calked past participle
calking present participle
calks third person singular

Etymology

Calk comes from an old Latin word calx meaning 'heel', and it originally meant fitting small metal 'heels' or spikes to a horseshoe to give the horse better grip on slippery ground.