calkin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of calkin
1400–50; late Middle English kakun < Middle Dutch calcoen hoof < Old French (Walloon) calcain < Latin calcāneum heel; see calcaneum
Example Sentences
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Or, on the same branch, may be turned up a calkin of sufficient height for the purpose.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
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.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
Treads, too, especially with the calkin of the hind-shoe, are especially apt to end in this way.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
This suggests at once that a preventive is to be found in substituting a calkin that is low and square.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
When occurring from the latter, it is seen more often than not in the hind-foot, being there caused by the calkin of the opposite foot.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
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