2To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice.
3Alternative form of caulk (“to take a short sleep, nap”).
From French calque, ultimately derived from Latin calcō (“to trample”). Doublet of calque.
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1To copy (a drawing) by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt stylus or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held.