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caulked
caulk also calk C0037300 (kôk)v. caulked, caulk·ing, caulks also calked or calk·ing or calks v.tr.1. To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing: caulk a pipe joint; caulked the cracks between the boards with mud.2. Nautical To make (a boat) watertight by packing seams with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.v.intr. To apply caulking: caulked all around the window frame.n. Caulking.
[Middle English cauken, to press, from Old North French cauquer, from Latin calcāre, to tread, from calx, heel.]
caulk′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | caulked - having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filleruncaulked - not caulked or sealed |
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Related to caulked: caulked joint, caulkersAntonyms for caulkedadj having cracks and crevices stopped up with a fillerAntonyms |