caulk

Meanings

1. Caulking.
2. A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application.
3. Alternative form of calk (“pointed projection on a horseshoe”).
4. A short sleep; a nap.

1. To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
2. To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
3. To copulate.
4. To take a short sleep; to nap.

1. A surname.

Etymology

From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicāre (“to fill in with limestone, caulk”), derived from calx (“limestone, chalk”). Related to calx, cauk, chalk, and calculus.