单词 | calking-tongs |
释义 | > as lemmascalking-tongs ˈcalking n. also attributive, as in calking-anvil, an anvil for forming horseshoe calks, calking-tongs for sharpening these. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > shoeing of horses > [noun] > studding to prevent slipping frosting1515 calking1695 roughing1800 1695 W. Kennett Parochial Antiq. Gloss. at Calciatura The calking or cauking of horseshoes, i.e. to turn up the two corners, that a horse may stand the faster upon ice. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Feb. 4/1 Colonel Myles's system was the exact opposite of the much-practised ‘calking’. < as lemmas |
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