Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaulk

/t͡ʃɔk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chaulk
IPA: /t͡ʃɔk/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of chalk.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

Alternative spelling of chalk.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"At Compton Chamberlayne in 1597 the surveyor noted that, '. . . there is a chaulk pytt at the south-west corner of Compton arable fields neere the bottom of the Downe, where the tenants doe fetche Chaulk for manuringe theyr Lands"
"Apelles Not drew liker in charcole then he in Chaulk."
"Bees-wax 2 8 Verdegrees 1 Red chaulk 2 Allum 0 2 Borax 0 2 Sal ammoniack"
"This will pull charcoal chaulk or pencil particles from the paper up to the polyester."
"This Book it chaulketh out before thine eyes / The man that ſeeks the everlaſting Prize: / It ſhevvs you vvhence he comes, vvhither he goes, / VVhat he leaves undone; alſo vvhat he does: / It alſo ſhovvs you hovv he runs, and runs, / Till he unto the Gate of Glory comes."

Etymology

See chalk.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /t͡ʃɔk/
British English: /t͡ʃɔːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chaulks (plural) chaulks (present, singular) chaulking (participle, present) chaulked (participle, past) chaulked (past)

Rhymes With

talk walk hawk chalk by a long chalk cocktail fork stalk pickle fork balk squawk gawk awk

Questions

How do you pronounce chaulk?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɔk/.
What does chaulk mean?: Alternative spelling of chalk.
Where does chaulk come from?: See chalk.

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