caulkern.

Brit.

/ˈkɔːkə/, U.S.

/ˈkɔkər/,

/ˈkɑkər/

Forms: Middle English– calker, 1500s cawker, 1600s– caulker.

Etymology: < caulk v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One whose work it is to caulk ships.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > boat-builder or shipbuilder > [noun] > one who fits out > caulker

caulker1495

pitcher1611

tighter1611

1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 22 §1 A maister Calker by the day iiijd.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Calkers betle, or malle to dryue in towe.

1611 Bible (King James) Ezek. xxvii. 9, 27.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xvi. 55 One was a ship wright, and the other a Caulker.

1780 W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discov. 107 Old cordage fit for caulker's use.

1802 Naval Chron. 7 370 The..caulkers continued at their work.

2. A tool for caulking, ? a caulking-iron.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > caulking seams > tools

chinsing-iron1508

caulker1543

reef hook1617

caulking-iron1627

caulking-mallet1627

horse-iron1750

rave-hook1780

meaking iron1853

sharp-iron1887

1543 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 43 Iij payre of pynsowrs, vid...ij cawkers, ijd.

1779 Naval Chron. (1799) 1 203 It..shivered two caulkers to pieces.

1899 Daily News 10 June 8/7 The pneumatic caulkers.

3. slang. A dram, a ‘drop’ of liquor. [? something ‘to keep out the wet’.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > small drink

snack1685

smack1693

drop1699

tiff1727

toothfula1774

caulker1808

caulk1834

nobbler1842

spot1917

1808 J. Mayne Siller Gun (new ed.) iv. 89 (Jam.) The magistrates wi' loyal din, Tak aff their cau'kers.

1832–53 Whistle-Binkie 3rd Ser. (Sc. Songs) 89 Wi' here tak' a caulker, and there tak' a horn.

a1854 J. Wilson Trees Neither you nor I..can be much the worse..of a caulker of whiskey.

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4. slang. Anything surprising or incredible; cf. crammer n. 3.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	caulker
释义	caulkern. Brit. /ˈkɔːkə/, U.S. /ˈkɔkər/, /ˈkɑkər/ Forms: Middle English– calker, 1500s cawker, 1600s– caulker. Etymology: < caulk v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One whose work it is to caulk ships. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > boat-builder or shipbuilder > [noun] > one who fits out > caulker caulker1495 pitcher1611 tighter1611 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 22 §1 A maister Calker by the day iiijd. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Calkers betle, or malle to dryue in towe. 1611 Bible (King James) Ezek. xxvii. 9, 27. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xvi. 55 One was a ship wright, and the other a Caulker. 1780 W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discov. 107 Old cordage fit for caulker's use. 1802 Naval Chron. 7 370 The..caulkers continued at their work. 2. A tool for caulking, ? a caulking-iron. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > caulking seams > tools chinsing-iron1508 caulker1543 reef hook1617 caulking-iron1627 caulking-mallet1627 horse-iron1750 rave-hook1780 meaking iron1853 sharp-iron1887 1543 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 43 Iij payre of pynsowrs, vid...ij cawkers, ijd. 1779 Naval Chron. (1799) 1 203 It..shivered two caulkers to pieces. 1899 Daily News 10 June 8/7 The pneumatic caulkers. 3. slang. A dram, a ‘drop’ of liquor. [? something ‘to keep out the wet’.] ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > small drink snack1685 smack1693 drop1699 tiff1727 toothfula1774 caulker1808 caulk1834 nobbler1842 spot1917 1808 J. Mayne Siller Gun (new ed.) iv. 89 (Jam.) The magistrates wi' loyal din, Tak aff their cau'kers. 1832–53 Whistle-Binkie 3rd Ser. (Sc. Songs) 89 Wi' here tak' a caulker, and there tak' a horn. a1854 J. Wilson Trees Neither you nor I..can be much the worse..of a caulker of whiskey. Categories » 4. slang. Anything surprising or incredible; cf. crammer n. 3. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1495
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