单词 | recaulk |
释义 | recaulkv. Originally Nautical. transitive. To caulk again. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > fit out or equip > make watertight > caulk > anew recaulk1779 1779 P. Landais Let. 28 Feb. in B. Franklin Papers (1990) XXVIII. 634 I made application to the Navy Board to have her recaulked. 1805 Lit. Mag. & Amer. Reg. May 329/1 She should go into port to be re-caulked and refitted. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 242 If a vessel requires to be..re-caulked. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 6 Her decks..had not been recaulked after her last voyage. 1959 Ecology 40 679/2 The joint of the collar was then caulked and stapled and all edges were covered..and recaulked with Vulcatex. 1969 F. Mowat Boat who wouldn't Float (1976) xix. 238 We recaulked her,..slathered paint on her, and launched her off. 1994 Ontario Out of Doors Sept. 64/2 Repeat this until the seams are fully recaulked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1779 |
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