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• caulk´er — caulk «kk», transitive verb. to fill up (a seam, crack, or joint) so that it will not leak; make watertight. Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar. Plumbers caulk joints in pipe with lead, string, or a caulking compound. Also, calk.… …   Useful english dictionary

• caulk — /kawk/, v.t. 1. to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc. 2. to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or other material driven snug. 3. to fill …   Universalium

• caulk — v.tr. (US calk) 1 stop up (the seams of a boat etc.) with oakum etc. and waterproofing material, or by driving plate junctions together. 2 make (esp. a boat) watertight by this method. Derivatives: caulker n. Etymology: OF dial. cauquer tread,… …   Useful english dictionary

• caulk — /kɔk / (say kawk) verb (t) 1. to fill or close (a seam, joint, etc.), as in a boat. 2. to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between its planks with oakum or other materials driven snug. 3. to drive the edges of (plating) together to …  

• caulk — To fill seams in a wood deck with oakum or hammer the adjoining edges of metal together to stop leaks. Also spelled calk …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• caulk — [kôk] vt. [ME cauken, to tread < OFr cauquer < L calcare < calx, a heel: see CALCAR] 1. to stop up (the cracks, seams, etc.) of (a window frame, boat, etc.) as with a puttylike sealant or oakum 2. to make (a joint of overlapping plates)… …   English World dictionary

• History of the Isle of Wight — Today, the Isle of Wight is rich in historical and archaeological sites dating from prehistoric periods from an extraordinary wealth of fossil discoveries including dinosaur bones through to remains from the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman periods …   Wikipedia

• calk — To fill seams in a wood deck with oakum or hammer the adjoining edges of metal together to stop leaks. Also spelled caulk …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Caulking — is a process used to seal the seams in wooden boats or ships, and riveted iron or steel ships, in order to make them watertight. The same term also refers to the application of flexible sealing compounds to close up crevices in buildings against… …   Wikipedia

• Deck (ship) — For other uses, see Deck. A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary deck is the horizontal structure which forms the roof for the hull, which both strengthens the hull and serves as… …   Wikipedia

• caulking — 1. verb the physical process of sealing a joint, seam, juncture or void between adjacent surfaces by filling with a sealant. 2. noun oakum etc used to caulk a ship …   Wiktionary