Calk

[A. S. calc, hoof; Lat. calz, heel.] A sharp pointed piece of iron placed on a horse's or ox's shoe, to prevent the animal from slipping on ice. -An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of the shoe or boot to prevent slipping on the ice. (Used in the U. States.) Calker, ( kawker,) n. A sharp projection of iron on a horse's shoe. (Naut.) See CAULKER. Calkin, ( kaw'kin ,) n. Same as CALK, q . v. Calking, ( kawking ,) n. ( Naut .) See CAULKING. Calking, Calquing, ( kalk'ing ,)n. See CALQUING. Calk'ing-iron, n . ( Naut .) See CAULKING-IRON. Call, v. a. [Icel. kalla ; Dan. kalde , to call; Lat. calo ; Gr. kaleō ; W. galw ; perhaps related to Heb. kol , voice, sound.] To name; to denominate; to style; as, how call you this child? "And God called the light day, and the darkne he called night." Gen. i. 5. -To invite; to summon; to summon to meet; to convoke; to ask, order, or command to come; as, to call one's friends together. "You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear."-Tennyson. -To appoint, name, or designate, as for a dignity, duty, office, or busine ; as, he was called to the ministry. "For many are called , but few are chosen."- Matt . xxii. 14. IMG:content-0026.png:[blocks in formation] -Calling; vocation; employment. ( Calling is more frequently used in this sense.) "Still cheerful, ever constant to his call; By many follow'd, lov'd by most, admir'd by all." -Dryden. -A short visit, as, to make a call. ( Naut .) A pipe or whistle used by a boatswain and his a istants when summoning sailors to their duty. ( Sporting .) A note blown, as to sound a call . -A sound made in imitation of a bird, a decoy when shooting. Call of the house. In legislative a emblies, a calling over the names of the members to discover absentees, . ( Stock Exch . ) The privilege of calling for, or buying, a certain stock at a specified price, within a given time. See PUT.