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cauk
▪ I. cauk, n. Obs. and dial. (kɔːk) Also 5–6 calk(e, 7–8 cauke, (8 calk, 9 caulk, cawk). [Cf. Du. kalk, MDu. calc; OHG. chalch, MHG. calch, calc, mod.G. kalk; also OE. cealc (:—*cælc, *calc); see chalk. It is not clear whether calk, cauk is simply the northern form of chalk, or adopted independently... Oxford English Dictionary
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cawk
▪ I. cawk, n.1 Also cawke, (8 calk, 9 cauk, caulk). [A variant spelling of cauk.] 1. ‘A miner's term for native sulphate of barium’ (Watts Dict. Chem.), or heavy spar.1653 [see cauk]. 1676 J. Beaumont in Phil. Trans. XI. 731 The Stones..move in Vinegar..sending forth bubbles, as I find Cawk will ver... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lai languages
Tilbe: Lai Relnak Tsa Ok A zhul Tu An Twa Hser Nak Hla Tsa Ok In modern writing: Lai Relnak Cauk A Zultu An Tuahsernak In 1908, Rev. wikipedia.org
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kauk
kauk var. cauk n.; obs. f. caulk v. Oxford English Dictionary
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Citizens Convention for Climate
For example, the Climate Assembly of the United Kingdom (CAUK) employed seven demographic criteria while the Irish Citizens' Assembly used four. They also observed that the French convention sparked a greater national debate than the CAUK. wikipedia.org
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caulk
▪ I. caulk, n. Naut. slang. (kɔːk) [? f. caulk v.] a. A dram, a ‘drop’ of liquor; = caulker 3.1833 Marryat P. Simple (1863) 265, I had no time to take a caulk if I was inclined. 1880 Mrs. Parr Adam & E. xxxii. 443 I've a had a bit o' a caulk, but not a drap more. b. A short sleep or ‘nap’.1917 Chamb... Oxford English Dictionary
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UK Climate Assembly
on the commitment given to us in oral evidence that the Government would provide a comprehensive and point-by-point response to the recommendations in CAUK wikipedia.org
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calk
▪ I. calk, n.1 (kɔːk) Also 6 calke, cauke, 9 caulk. [app. ultimately f. L. calc-em (calx) heel, calcāneum heel, or calcar spur: but the history is wanting.] 1. A pointed piece of iron on a horse-shoe to prevent slipping; = calkin.1587 Turberv. Epitaphs & Sonn. (1837) 387 He sets a slender calke, And... Oxford English Dictionary
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croyl
croyl Obs. or dial. (See quot.)1836 J. Phillips Illustr. Geol. Yorksh. ii. 28 Croyl, or indurated clay with shells. Hence, perhaps, † croylstone, a name for native sulphate of barium; cawk.1728 Woodward Fossils 18 Croyl-Stone, Craulgum, Crystalliz'd Cauk; likewise from the Peak Lead Mines. In this t... Oxford English Dictionary
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'ch
▪ I. ch a consonantal digraph, which in various languages (e.g. Welsh, Spanish, Czech) is treated as a distinct letter, placed in the Alphabet after c. In English it is not so treated formally, but in its characteristic and proper sound (tʃ) which it has in all native words, it practically adds an a... Oxford English Dictionary
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chalk
▪ I. chalk, n. (tʃɔːk) Forms: 1 calc, cealc, 4–7 chalke, (5 chaalke, shalke), 6 chauke, chawke, 6–7 chaulk(e, 6– chalk. See also cauk n. [Common WGer.; OE. cealc (:—*ceælc, *cælc, *calc) = OS. calc (MDu. calk, Du. kalk), OHG. chalch (MHG. kalc, mod.G. kalk, kalch); also Da., Sw., mod.Icel. kalk); a.... Oxford English Dictionary
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cork
▪ I. cork, n.1 (kɔːk) [Cf. Sp. corcha, corche in same sense; but 15th c. corke, with 16th c. Du. kork, kurk, Ger. kork, appears to represent OSp. alcorque ‘a corke shooe, a pantofle’ (Minsheu), in which sense corke is cited in 1463 (sense 2); cf. also Ger. korke slipper (1595 in Grimm), and the earl... Oxford English Dictionary
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marcasite
marcasite Min. (ˈmɑːkəsaɪt) Also 5 markasit, 5–8 marchasite, 6 -it, marcazite, 6–7 -quesit(e, 7 -quisat(e, merquisate, marchesit(e, -gasite, 7–8 -casit, -c(h)assite, 8 -kasite. Also in mod.L. form 7–8 marcasites, (7 margasites). [ad. med.L. marcasīta (whence F. marcassite, Sp. marquesita, It. marcas... Oxford English Dictionary
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wow
▪ I. wow, n.1 (waʊ) [Imitative: cf. wough n., and bow-wow.] 1. a. A bark or similar sound. b. A waul.1811 Sporting Mag. XXXVII. 131 Johnson with a surly wow, wow. 1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scot. 125 It's weak i' the wow, like Barr's cat. 1913 Blackw. Mag. Mar. 452/2 A barking deer explodes in an unexpect... Oxford English Dictionary
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keel
▪ I. keel, n.1 (kiːl) Forms: 4–6 kele, (4 kelle, 5 keole, 6 kyele, kile), 6–7 keele, Sc. keill, 7– keel. [prob. a. ON. kjǫl-r (Da. kj{obar}l, Sw. köl):—*kelu-z; not connected with Du. and G. kiel (keel n.2). F. quille, in a Rouen document of 1382 (Hartz.-Darm.) was prob. also from ON.; Sp. quilla, I... Oxford English Dictionary
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