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noun
A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
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noun
A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
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noun
An alcoholic drink; a dram.
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Usage: archaic, slang
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noun
Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
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Usage: alt-of, archaic, informal
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noun
A lime kiln.
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Topics: arts, crafts, glassblowing, hobbies, lifestyle
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History
Etymology tree English caulk Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English caulker From caulk + -er.
From Latin calcāria (lime kiln).
Across languages
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