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cauk en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kɔːk/

Etymology

British dialect cauk (“limestone”), from Northern Middle English calke, from Anglian Old English calc; doublet of calx and chalk.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) An opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.

Forms

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cawk alternative lexicographic
cauks Number=Plur lexicographic