01 n. A mass of chalk.
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A mass of chalk.“As chalkstones . . . beaten in sunder.” — Isa. xxvii. 9.
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A chalklike concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in and about the small joints, in the external ear, and in other situations, in those affected with gout; a tophus.(Med.)