calk
121caulk — v.tr. (US calk) 1 stop up (the seams of a boat etc.) with oakum etc. and waterproofing material, or by driving plate junctions together. 2 make (esp. a boat) watertight by this method. Derivatives: caulker n. Etymology: OF dial. cauquer tread,… …
122seal off — verb 1. make tight; secure against leakage (Freq. 3) seal the windows • Syn: ↑seal • Derivationally related forms: ↑seal (for: ↑seal), ↑sealant …
123calking roll — noun Etymology: calking, from present participle of calk (III) : boot III 3b …
124chinse — verb or chintze ˈchin(t)s ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: alteration of English dialect chinch to fill up cracks, perhaps variant of chink (II) : to calk in a makeshift or temporary fashion …
125conculcate — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin conculcatus, past participle of conculcare, from com + calcare to trample, from calc , calx heel more at calk obsolete : to tread or trample underfoot …
126isocolon — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: Greek isokōlon, from neuter of isokōlos of equal members, from is + kōlon limb, member more at calk 1. : a period consisting of cola of equal length 2. : the use of equal cola in immediate succession …
127shoder — ˈshōdə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: modification of French chauderet, chaudret, alteration of chaucheret, from obsolete chaucher to press, from Latin calcare to tread on, trample, press, from calc , calx heel more at calk : a package of goldbeater s… …
128shoe boil — noun : a swelling on the elbow of a horse caused by irritation (as from bruising in lying or by clipping with a heel calk) * * * Vet. Pathol. a swelling of the elbow of a horse due to irritation caused by the hoof striking the elbow when lying… …
