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cauk

/kɔːk/

cauk noun: an opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.

Noun

cauk (countable and uncountable, plural cauks)

  1. (archaic) An opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.

Forms of cauk

pluralcauks
alternative formcawk

Origin of cauk

British dialect cauk (“limestone”), from Northern Middle English calke, from Anglian Old English calc; doublet of calx and chalk.

Questions about cauk

What does cauk mean?
Cauk means an opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.
What part of speech is cauk?
Cauk is a noun.
How do you pronounce cauk?
Cauk is pronounced /kɔːk/.
What is the plural of cauk?
The plural of cauk is cauks.

Words near cauk in the dictionary

  1. caught wreck
  2. caught Z's
  3. caughten
  4. caughtest
  5. cauim
  6. cauk
  7. cauker
  8. caukers
  9. cauks
  10. caul
  11. caul fat

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