calk

  • 131shoder — ˈshōdə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: modification of French chauderet, chaudret, alteration of chaucheret, from obsolete chaucher to press, from Latin calcare to tread on, trample, press, from calc , calx heel more at calk : a package of goldbeater s… …

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  • 132shoe boil — noun : a swelling on the elbow of a horse caused by irritation (as from bruising in lying or by clipping with a heel calk) * * * Vet. Pathol. a swelling of the elbow of a horse due to irritation caused by the hoof striking the elbow when lying… …

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