shalk is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands. Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate. Frequency of …

Shalk chitin can be ground up and used to make poultices that ease burn wounds. Bloated shalks can be milked to obtain a blue substance that is used in tattoo ink. Shalk resins are the tough, soluble substances extracted from shalk hides. Shalk resins are used as glues and stiffeners in manufacturing bonemold and chitin armors, they can also be ...