[kawk] 
| 1. | to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc. |
| 2. | to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or other material driven snug. |
| 3. | to fill or close (a seam, joint, etc.), as in a boat. |
| 4. | to drive the edges of (plating) together to prevent leakage. |
| 5. | Also, caulk⋅ing [kaw-king] . a material or substance used for caulking. |
| calk 1 (kôk) n.
[Probably back-formation from obsolete calkin, from Middle English kakun, possibly from Middle Dutch kalkoen, hoof, or from Old French calcain, heel (Middle Dutch, from Old French), from Latin calcāneum, heel bone; see calcaneus.] calk v. |
| calk 2 (kôk) v. Variant of caulk. |
| caulk also calk (kôk) v. caulked also calked, caulk·ing also calk·ing, caulks also calks v. tr.
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. |