( <美> 亦作calk)
mass noun
- a waterproof filler and sealant, used in building work and repairs（用于建筑工程及建筑维修的）防水填料, 密封剂。
with obj.
1- seal (a gap or seam) with such a substance用填料或密封剂密封（缺口, 隙缝）。
1.1
- stop up (the seams of a boat) with oakum and waterproofing material, or by driving plate-junctions together; make (a boat) watertight by this method（用麻絮和防水材料）填塞（船板的接缝）; 使（船板）紧密接合; 使船不漏水。
派生词
caulker
noun词源
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'.