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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
calk \calk\ kaddk, v. t. imp. p. p. calked; p. pr.
vb. n. calking. either corrupted fr. f. calfater cf. pg.
calafetar, sp. calafetear, fr. ar. qalafa to fill up
crevices with the fibers of palm tree or moss; or fr. oe.
cauken to tred, through the french fr. l. calcare, fr. calx
heel. cf. calk to copy, inculcate.
1. to drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of
a ship, boat, etc., to prevent leaking. the calking is
completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch.
1913 webster
2. to make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as
along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force
the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so
fill the crevice.
1913 webster
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calked calking calk
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