calkin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of calkin
1400–50; late Middle English kakun < Middle Dutch calcoen hoof < Old French (Walloon) calcain < Latin calcāneum heel; calcaneum
Example Sentences
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For what is the use o' calkin' A tub with a mustard pot— And what is the use o' talkin' Of a boat that you haven't got?
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There is no doubt that they are most common in animals shod with heavy shoes and with high and sharp calkins.
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This condition is commonly the result of a severe and jagged tread with the calkin, and takes the form of an ulcerous and excessively granulating wound.
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More often than not it is met with in the feet of heavy draught animals, and is there caused by the calkin, either when being violently backed or suddenly turned round.
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Treads, too, especially with the calkin of the hind-shoe, are especially apt to end in this way.
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