CALKING, noun Cauking. In painting, the covering of the back side of a design with black lead, or red chalk, and tracing lines through on a waxed plate or wall or other matter, by passing lightly over each stroke of the design with a point, which leaves an impression of the color on the plate or wall.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.