caulker
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caulker¹
noun caulkers · cauker · calker
- A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping. He was one of the best caulkers around.
- A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
- An alcoholic drink; a dram. “Will you taste, messmate?” he asked; and when I had refused: “Well, I’ll take a dram myself, Jim,” said he. “I need a caulker, for there’s trouble on hand. And talking o’ trouble, why did that doctor give me the chart, Jim?”
- Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
caulker²
Where it comes from
From Latin calcāria (lime kiln).
noun caulkers · cauker · calker
- A lime kiln.
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noun A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
| Español | calafateador, calafate |
|---|---|
| Português | calafate |
| Français | calfat |
| Deutsch | Kalfaterer |
| Ελληνικά | καλαφάτης kalafátis |
| Română | călăfătuitor |
| Русский | конопатчик konopatčik |
| עברית | סוֹתֵם בֶּדֶק sotem bedek |
noun A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron
| Ελληνικά | καλαφατιστήρι kalafatistíri |
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@misc{caulker_2026,
title = {caulker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caulker},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
