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单词 caulks
释义

caulk or calk /kök/

transitive verb

To 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

  1. A person who caulks
  2. A dram
  3. A big lie (also caukˈer)

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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