| 单词 | caulker |
| 释义 | calk2 /kök/nounA pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping (also calkˈin, calkˈer, caulkˈer or cawkˈer) transitive verbTo provide with a calk ORIGIN: OE calc shoe, from L calx a heel caulk or calk /kök/transitive verbTo render (planks, etc of a boat) watertight by pressing oakum or another suitable material into the seams intransitive verb (naut sl)To snooze ORIGIN: OFr cauquer to press, from L calcāre to tread, from calx heel caulkˈer noun
caulkˈing noun caulkˈing-iron noun An instrument like a chisel used for pressing oakum (tarred rope) into the seams of ships |
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