CAUK

Etymology

Noun

cauk (countable and uncountable, plural cauks)

(mineral) An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar.

Source: Wiktionary


Cauk, n., Cauk"er, n.

Definition: See Cawk, Calker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 February 2025

INVASION

(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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