"cauk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔːk/ Forms: cauks [plural]
Etymology: British dialect cauk (“limestone”), from Northern Middle English calke, from Anglian Old English calc; doublet of calx and chalk. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gmw-pro|la|grc|inh=1}}, {{inh|en|enm-nor|calke}} Northern Middle English calke, {{inh|en|ang-ang|calc}} Anglian Old English calc, {{doublet|en|calx|chalk|nocap=1}} doublet of calx and chalk Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cauk (countable and uncountable, plural cauks)
  1. (mineralogy) An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: cawk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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