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   caulk

   /kɔːk/

   noun

   • 1. a waterproof filler and sealant, used in building work and repairs: "use silicone caulk to ensure that you have an all-season moisture seal"

   verb

   • 1. seal (a gap or seam) with caulk: "caulk all cracks between the trim and siding or masonry"
   • ▪ make (a boat) watertight by stopping up any gaps in its hull: "a garden must be cleared, boats caulked, and nets mended"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘copulate’, used of birds): from Old Northern French cauquer, caukier, variant of cauchier ‘tread, press with force’, from Latin calcare ‘tread’, from calx, calc- ‘heel’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. caulker noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • U

     1

   • L

     1

   • K

     5

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