calkin

For what is the use o' calkin' A tub with a mustard pot— And what is the use o' talkin' Of a boat that you haven't got?

Or, on the same branch, may be turned up a calkin of sufficient height for the purpose.

For that reason a shoe with calkins or with very high heels should be removed, and a shoe with an ordinary flat web substituted.

When occurring from the latter, it is seen more often than not in the hind-foot, being there caused by the calkin of the opposite foot.

The horse was a big animal, and freshly shod with heavy shoes, on which a toe-piece and calkins were used.