caulk

See also: Caulk

English

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Etymology

From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔːk/
  • (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /kɑk/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːk
  • Homophone: cock (some accents)
  • Homophone: cork (some accents)
  • IPA(key): /kælk/ (some US)
  • Rhymes: -ælk (some US)
  • Homophones: calc, calk , caulque (some US)

Noun

caulk (uncountable)

  1. Caulking.
  2. 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.

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Verb

caulk (third-person singular simple present caulks, present participle caulking, simple past and past participle caulked)

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

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