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Meaning of calkin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A calk (on a horseshoe).
  2. A surname from Irish.

Equivalents

Polski hacel ocel
Українська набійка

Examples

“Kamal is out with twenty men to raise the Border side, And he has lifted the Colonel's mare that is the Colonel's pride. He has lifted her out of the stable-door between the dawn and day And turned the calkins upon her feet, and ridden her far away.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Calking calking iron Calkins Calks call call and collect

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