Caulk definition

kôk

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To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing.

Caulk a pipe joint; caulked the cracks between the boards with mud.

verb

To apply caulking.

Caulked all around the window frame.

verb

To stop up (the cracks, seams, etc.) of (a window frame, boat, etc.) as with a puttylike sealant or oakum.

verb

A soft, resilient, puttylike compound for use in caulking.

noun

To make (a joint of overlapping plates) tight by hammering the edge of one plate into the side of the other.

verb

noun

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.

noun

(nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.

verb

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

verb

(nautical) To make (a boat) watertight by packing seams with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.

verb

Caulking.

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Origin of caulk

Middle English cauken to press from Old North French cauquer from Latin calcāre to tread from calx heel

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicō.

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