transitive verb

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) tight by hammering the edge of one plate into the side of the other

Etymology: ME cauken, to tread < OFr cauquer < L calcare < calx, a heel: see calcar

noun