calkin noun. ['kɔ:kɪn, 'kalkɪn] LME.
[Middle Dutch kalkoen or its source Old French calcain, from Latin calcaneum heel, from calx, calc- heel.]
1. The turned-down ends of a horseshoe; a turned edge under the front of a horseshoe. LME.

2. The irons nailed on the heels and soles of shoes or clogs to make them last. M19.

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