caulkn.

Brit.

/kɔːk/, U.S.

/kɔk/,

/kɑk/

Etymology: ? < caulk v.

Nautical slang.

a. A dram, a ‘drop’ of liquor; = caulker n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

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

snack1685

smack1693

drop1699

tiff1727

toothfula1774

caulker1808

caulk1834

nobbler1842

spot1917

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xvi. 276 I had no time to take a caulk if I was inclined.

1880 L. Parr Adam & Eve xxxii. 443 I've a had a bit o' a caulk, but not a drap more.

b. A short sleep or ‘nap’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light

sloomOE

wink1362

napa1400

slumber1488

dog's sleep1560

dogsleep1674

(not) a wink of sleep1682

doze1731

snooze1793

snatch1820

forty winks1828

eyeful1860

snoose1912

caulk1917

zizz1941

1917 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 July 514/2 During the afternoon at sea the tables and stools on the mess-decks will be covered with figures enjoying their afternoon caulk.

1932 C. B. Nordhoff & J. N. Hall Mutiny on Bounty vii. 100 Hayward was mate of the watch and was fool enough to take a caulk.

1942 H. C. Bailey Dead Man's Shoes vii. 26 ‘Having a caulk’ where he sat and..he woke at eight.

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

caulkv.

Brit.

/kɔːk/, U.S.

/kɔk/,

/kɑk/

Forms: Middle English caulke, kalke, Middle English–1600s calke, 1600s calck(e, kauk, ( chalk), 1700s cawke, 1600s– caulk, calk.

Etymology: In 15th cent. calke , caulke (the same word as cauk v.¹), < Old French cauquer to tread, to press or squeeze in with force, to tent a wound < Latin calcāre to tread, stamp, press close together, press in. The prevailing spelling for a century back has been caulk, though dictionaries retain calk from Johnson.

1. transitive. To stop up the seams of (a ship, etc.) by driving in oakum, or the like, melted pitch or resin being afterwards poured on, so as to prevent leaking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice > so as to render watertight

caulk?a1500

stoaka1625

stanch1776

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > fit out or equip > make watertight > caulk

caulk?a1500

stop1535

calfreta1600

cork1684

horse up1850

?a1500 Chester Plays (1843) i. 47 I will goe gaither slyche The shippe for to caulke and pyche.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Botes or shyppes calked with towgh.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. viii. f. 134^v To calke or defende shyppes.

1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 313 The Vergantines were calked with Towe and Cotten Wooll.

a1618 W. Raleigh Observ. Royal Navy (1650) 27 Ocum wherewith they Calke the seams of the Ships.

1622 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Scornful Ladie (rev. ed.) iii. i. sig. E2^v You smell as if you were new calkt.

1638–48 G. Daniel Eclog. v. 334 How kauk'd & trim'd y^e Ship may be.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 295 In the South Seas the Spaniards do make Oakam to chalk their Ships with the husk of the Coco-nut.

1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 8 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) Like as a Ship or Vessel is Cawked on the Ocean.

1718 R. Steele Fish-pool 181 Were her hold..well caulked down.

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 283 The vessel wanting to be fresh calked.

1801 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 417 They have been caulked and fitted for service.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxvi. 87.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxv. 247 They were to be calked and swelled.

1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding ii. 45 The butts of the plates can be efficiently caulked before the angle-iron is secured to the bottom.

2. To stop up the crevices of (windows, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice

ditc1000

shut1362

steekc1380

stopc1400

quirt1532

to close up1542

to fill up1598

unspar1611

caulk1616

cork1650

busha1659

instop1667

close1697

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > fill in gaps

stop1388

beamfill1469

stuff1601

caulk1616

run1657

strike1668

fog1678

chinse1770

sneck1792

darn1801

pug1820

chink1822

grout1838

fillet1843

gallet1851

slush1875

putty1879

spackle1950

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (intransitive)] > provide with windows > furnish windows with specific parts

caulk1616

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne i. i, in Wks. I. 534 The windores close shut, and calk'd .

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Fruitery Windows..ought to have very good double Sashes made of Paper and well caulk'd.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 73 The windows are caulked up against winter.

1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols iv. 41 These houses..are log-built, the seams being caulked with moss.

3. Nautical slang.

a. transitive. To stop, ‘shut up’.

ΚΠ

1881 W. C. Russell Ocean Free-lance II. 131 To caulk his banter, I asked him, etc.

b. intransitive. To sleep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)]

sleepc825

swotherc1000

lib1567

peep1699

caulk1818

to pound one's ear (also pillow)1894

flop1907

to catch some z's1963

1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome 69 When he took a snoose on deck They poured salt water down his neck; Nay once, when caulking, for a freak They triced him half way to the Peak.

1836 E. Howard Rattlin lxx I can't sleep, Rattlin, and tarnation glad am I to see that you can't caulk either.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 173 Caulk, to lie down on deck and sleep, with clothes on.

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

单词	caulk
释义	caulkn. Brit. /kɔːk/, U.S. /kɔk/, /kɑk/ Etymology: ? < caulk v. Nautical slang. a. A dram, a ‘drop’ of liquor; = caulker n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > small drink snack1685 smack1693 drop1699 tiff1727 toothfula1774 caulker1808 caulk1834 nobbler1842 spot1917 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xvi. 276 I had no time to take a caulk if I was inclined. 1880 L. Parr Adam & Eve xxxii. 443 I've a had a bit o' a caulk, but not a drap more. b. A short sleep or ‘nap’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light sloomOE wink1362 napa1400 slumber1488 dog's sleep1560 dogsleep1674 (not) a wink of sleep1682 doze1731 snooze1793 snatch1820 forty winks1828 eyeful1860 snoose1912 caulk1917 zizz1941 1917 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 July 514/2 During the afternoon at sea the tables and stools on the mess-decks will be covered with figures enjoying their afternoon caulk. 1932 C. B. Nordhoff & J. N. Hall Mutiny on Bounty vii. 100 Hayward was mate of the watch and was fool enough to take a caulk. 1942 H. C. Bailey Dead Man's Shoes vii. 26 ‘Having a caulk’ where he sat and..he woke at eight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). caulkv. Brit. /kɔːk/, U.S. /kɔk/, /kɑk/ Forms: Middle English caulke, kalke, Middle English–1600s calke, 1600s calck(e, kauk, ( chalk), 1700s cawke, 1600s– caulk, calk. Etymology: In 15th cent. calke , caulke (the same word as cauk v.¹), < Old French cauquer to tread, to press or squeeze in with force, to tent a wound < Latin calcāre to tread, stamp, press close together, press in. The prevailing spelling for a century back has been caulk, though dictionaries retain calk from Johnson. 1. transitive. To stop up the seams of (a ship, etc.) by driving in oakum, or the like, melted pitch or resin being afterwards poured on, so as to prevent leaking. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice > so as to render watertight caulk?a1500 stoaka1625 stanch1776 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > fit out or equip > make watertight > caulk caulk?a1500 stop1535 calfreta1600 cork1684 horse up1850 ?a1500 Chester Plays (1843) i. 47 I will goe gaither slyche The shippe for to caulke and pyche. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Botes or shyppes calked with towgh. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. viii. f. 134^v To calke or defende shyppes. 1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 313 The Vergantines were calked with Towe and Cotten Wooll. a1618 W. Raleigh Observ. Royal Navy (1650) 27 Ocum wherewith they Calke the seams of the Ships. 1622 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Scornful Ladie (rev. ed.) iii. i. sig. E2^v You smell as if you were new calkt. 1638–48 G. Daniel Eclog. v. 334 How kauk'd & trim'd y^e Ship may be. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 295 In the South Seas the Spaniards do make Oakam to chalk their Ships with the husk of the Coco-nut. 1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 8 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) Like as a Ship or Vessel is Cawked on the Ocean. 1718 R. Steele Fish-pool 181 Were her hold..well caulked down. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 283 The vessel wanting to be fresh calked. 1801 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 417 They have been caulked and fitted for service. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxvi. 87. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxv. 247 They were to be calked and swelled. 1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding ii. 45 The butts of the plates can be efficiently caulked before the angle-iron is secured to the bottom. 2. To stop up the crevices of (windows, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice ditc1000 shut1362 steekc1380 stopc1400 quirt1532 to close up1542 to fill up1598 unspar1611 caulk1616 cork1650 busha1659 instop1667 close1697 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > fill in gaps stop1388 beamfill1469 stuff1601 caulk1616 run1657 strike1668 fog1678 chinse1770 sneck1792 darn1801 pug1820 chink1822 grout1838 fillet1843 gallet1851 slush1875 putty1879 spackle1950 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (intransitive)] > provide with windows > furnish windows with specific parts caulk1616 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne i. i, in Wks. I. 534 The windores close shut, and calk'd . View more context for this quotation 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Fruitery Windows..ought to have very good double Sashes made of Paper and well caulk'd. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 73 The windows are caulked up against winter. 1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols iv. 41 These houses..are log-built, the seams being caulked with moss. 3. Nautical slang. a. transitive. To stop, ‘shut up’. ΚΠ 1881 W. C. Russell Ocean Free-lance II. 131 To caulk his banter, I asked him, etc. b. intransitive. To sleep. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] sleepc825 swotherc1000 lib1567 peep1699 caulk1818 to pound one's ear (also pillow)1894 flop1907 to catch some z's1963 1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome 69 When he took a snoose on deck They poured salt water down his neck; Nay once, when caulking, for a freak They triced him half way to the Peak. 1836 E. Howard Rattlin lxx I can't sleep, Rattlin, and tarnation glad am I to see that you can't caulk either. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 173 Caulk, to lie down on deck and sleep, with clothes on. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1834v.?a1500
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