chaulk

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Definition of chaulk in English English dictionary

To record something, as on a blackboard, using chaulk

Tailor's chaulk

To use powdered chaulk to mark the lines on a playing field

To record a score or event, as if on a chaulkboard

A soft, white, powdery limestone

A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing

A piece of chaulk, or, more often, processed compressed chaulk, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard

Tailors chaulk

Etymology

() From Old English cealc, borrowed from Latin calx (“limestone”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khaliks, “pebble”).