chaulk

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English - English
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
chaulk

    Etymology

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