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Caulk
Definitions
- 1 A surname.
- 1 Caulking. countable, uncountable
- 2 a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight wordnet
- 3 A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application. countable, uncountable
- 4 Alternative form of calk (“pointed projection on a horseshoe”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
- 5 A short sleep; a nap. countable, slang, uncountable
"[…] & we went for a long walk & fatigued ourselves so that I, for one, took a caulk in the afternoon."
- 1 To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
"[W]e might be disturbed during the night by an order being given to "go about," and by hearing in the quiet hours of the morning the familiar inquiry of "How's her head?" Mine often ached with the din of the men caulking all day long!"
- 2 seal with caulking wordnet
- 3 To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
- 4 To copulate. slang
- 5 To take a short sleep; to nap. slang
"There was the goggle-eyed daughter a blowing the Grampus [throwing a bucket of water upon a person] with the platter-faced planter, whenever he caulked upon deck; […]"
Etymology
From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicāre (“to fill in with limestone, caulk”), derived from calx (“limestone, chalk”). Related to calx, cauk, chalk, and calculus.
From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicāre (“to fill in with limestone, caulk”), derived from calx (“limestone, chalk”). Related to calx, cauk, chalk, and calculus.
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