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caulking Definition


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caulk
verb caulked, caulking
    1. To fill up (the seams or joints of a boat) with oakum.
    2. To make (a boat) watertight by this means.
Etymology: 15c: from French cauquer to press with force, from Latin calcare to trample.



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