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• caulk — also calk AmE [ko:k US ko:k] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old North French; Origin: cauquer to press down with the feet , from Latin calcare, from calx heel ] to fill the holes or cracks in a ship with an oily or sticky substance in order to keep… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• caulk — or calk I [[t]kɔk[/t]] v. caulked or calked, caulk•ing or calk•ing, n. v.t. 1) bui navig. to fill or close seams or crevices of (a window, ship s hull, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc 2) naut. navig. to fill or close (a seam,… …   From formal English to slang

• caulk — American spelling: caulk verb (T) to fill the holes or cracks in something, especially a ship, with an oily or sticky substance that keeps water out …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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