calkin

For what is the use o' calkin' A tub with a mustard pot— And what is the use o' talkin' Of a boat that you haven't got?

Or, on the same branch, may be turned up a calkin of sufficient height for the purpose.

For that reason a shoe with calkins or with very high heels should be removed, and a shoe with an ordinary flat web substituted.

This condition is commonly the result of a severe and jagged tread with the calkin, and takes the form of an ulcerous and excessively granulating wound.

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.