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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 — Caulk, v. t. 1. See {Calk}, v.. [1913 Webster] 2. to fill in the seams or cracks of, with a waterproof material such as caulk. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• caulk — caulk·en; caulk·er; caulk; …   English syllables

• Caulk — Caulk, n. 1. See {Calk}. [1913 Webster] 2. a viscous semisolid material of varying composition used to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water, such as wooden ships or bath tiles; called also {calk} and {caulking}. After applying in a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• caulk — (US also calk) ► NOUN ▪ a waterproof filler and sealant, used in building work and repairs. ► VERB 1) seal with caulk. 2) make (a boat or its seams) watertight. ORIGIN from Latin calcare to tread …   English terms dictionary

• Caulk boots — Caulk boots, calk boots, or cork boots (pronounced cork and usually called corks ) are leather nail soled boots[1] worn by lumberjacks in the timber producing regions of the Pacific Northwest and Canada.[2] They are worn for traction in the woods …   Wikipedia

• caulk — also calk AmE [ko:k US ko:k] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old North French; Origin: cauquer to press down with the feet , from Latin calcare, from calx heel ] to fill the holes or cracks in a ship with an oily or sticky substance in order to keep… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• caulk — late 14c., from O.N.Fr. cauquer, from L.L. calicare to stop up chinks with lime, from L. calx (2) lime, limestone (see CHALK (Cf. chalk)). Original sense is nautical, of making ships watertight …   Etymology dictionary

• 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

• caulk|age — «K kihj», noun. Nautical. oakum, cotton fiber, or other material used in caulking the seams of a vessel s planking …   Useful english dictionary

• caulk|ing iron — «K kihng», a broad bladed, dull edged chisel used in driving waterproofing material into seams, cracks, or joints, such as the seams of a wooden vessel …   Useful english dictionary