Caulk Definition
kôk
calks, caulked, caulking, caulks
verb
caulked, caulking, caulks
To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing.
Caulk a pipe joint; caulked the cracks between the boards with mud.
American Heritage
To stop up (the cracks, seams, etc.) of (a window frame, boat, etc.) as with a puttylike sealant or oakum.
Webster's New World
To make (a joint of overlapping plates) tight by hammering the edge of one plate into the side of the other.
Webster's New World
To apply caulking.
Caulked all around the window frame.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
A soft, resilient, puttylike compound for use in caulking.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
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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.
From Wiktionary
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