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caulk

Noun

∙ Caulking.
∙ 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.

Verb

∙ To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. nautical
∙ To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

BABYLON ENGLISH
caulk v.
make watertight, stop up leaks (in pipes, ships, etc.); put on calks (part on a horseshoe that prevents slipping)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
caulk
caulk
\caulk\ (?), v. t. & n. see calk.

WORDNET 2.0
caulk
Verb
1. seal with caulking; "caulk the window"
(synonym) calk
(hypernym) seal, seal off

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Caulking
Caulking is both the processes and material (also called sealant) to seal joints or seams in various structures and some types of piping. The oldest form of caulking is used to make the seams in wooden boats or ships watertight, by driving fibrous materials into the wedge-shaped seams between boards. A related process was formerly employed to join sections of cast iron sewerage pipe.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

caulk

Noun

∙ Caulking.
∙ 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.

Verb

∙ To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. nautical
∙ To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

BABYLON ENGLISH
caulk v.
make watertight, stop up leaks (in pipes, ships, etc.); put on calks (part on a horseshoe that prevents slipping)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
caulk
caulk
\caulk\ (?), v. t. & n. see calk.

WORDNET 2.0
caulk
Verb
1. seal with caulking; "caulk the window"
(synonym) calk
(hypernym) seal, seal off

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Caulking
Caulking is both the processes and material (also called sealant) to seal joints or seams in various structures and some types of piping. The oldest form of caulking is used to make the seams in wooden boats or ships watertight, by driving fibrous materials into the wedge-shaped seams between boards. A related process was formerly employed to join sections of cast iron sewerage pipe.
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