cawky, a.
(ˈkɔːkɪ)
Also cauky, caukey.
[f. cawk n.1 + -y.]
Containing cawk, barytous. (Perhaps also = chalky.)
| 1676 J. Beaumont in Phil. Trans. XI. 730 A white Cawky stone. 1729 Woodward Fossils (J.), A white opaque cauky spar, shot or pointed. 1747 Hooson Miner's Dict. S j, Caukey ore. Ibid. s.v. Brassil, Veins that are Caukey. |