Calkin
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A calk (on a horseshoe).
"Kamal is out with twenty men to raise the Border side, And he has lifted the Colonel's mare that is the Colonel's pride. He has lifted her out of the stable-door between the dawn and day And turned the calkins upon her feet, and ridden her far away."
- 2 a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Irish.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Kamal is out with twenty men to raise the Border side, And he has lifted the Colonel's mare that is the Colonel's pride. He has lifted her out of the stable-door between the dawn and day And turned the calkins upon her feet, and ridden her far away."
Etymology
Variant of Culkin.