spack·le

[spak-uhl] verb, spack·led, spack·ling.
1.
( initial capital letter ) Trademark. a brand of quick-drying, plasterlike material for patching plasterwork.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to patch with Spackle.
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Spackle
proprietary name for a surfacing compound, 1927, probably based on Ger. spachtel "putty knife, mastic, filler." The verb is attested from 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Spackle is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Spackle and paints used in the building eliminated volatile organic
  compounds-reducing air pollution.
Cover the mesh with spackle, plaster, or hardening sealant.
He was good with a hammer, could paint and spackle, put up a wall in four hours.
Your technician can show you how to use a caulking gun, spackle or drywall
  compound.
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