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   chalk

   /tʃɔːk/

   noun

   • 1. a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures.
   • ▪ a substance (calcium sulphate) that is similar to chalk, made into white or coloured sticks for writing or drawing.
   • ▪ (in snooker, pool, etc.) a substance similar to chalk, rubbed on the tip of a cue in order to create friction and prevent miscueing: "play carefully and add chalk on the cue tip"
   • ▪ a series of strata consisting mainly of chalk.
   • 2. short for French chalk

   verb

   • 1. write or draw with chalk: "he chalked a message on the board"
   • ▪ draw or write on (a surface) with chalk: "blackboards chalked with Japanese phrases"
   • ▪ rub the tip of (a snooker cue) with chalk.

   Word Origin Old Englishcealc (also denoting lime), related to Dutch kalk and German Kalk, from Latin calx (see calx).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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