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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CAUKER, CAWKER, Calker, n.2 Not known to our correspondents.
1. One who is engaged in making or sharpening horseshoes or making iron heel-plates; “a nailer or maker of iron furnishings for shoe-makers” (Sc. 1887 Jam.6, calker, cauker, cawker).
2. Hence applied to a blacksmith and to a worker in rod and plate iron (Dmf. Ib.).
[From Cauk, v.2, + -er, agent suffix.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cauker n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cauker_n2>
