caulk

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kɔːk/

Verb

slang

(nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. / To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials. / (slang) Fuck.

Japanese Meaning

（海事）船の木製デッキや船体の継ぎ目に、オークム（細かくほぐした繊維）を詰めて水漏れを防ぐ作業を行うこと。 / 隙間、ひび割れ、または異なる素材同士の接合部にシーリング材を塗布すること。 / (俗語) 性行為を示す卑猥な表現としての用法。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

出航前、船員たちは木製の船体の継ぎ目にオークムをしっかり打ち込んで防水するために夜通し働いた。

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Sense（1）

(nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.

[W]e might be disturbed during the night by an order being given to "go about," and by hearing in the quiet hours of the morning the familiar inquiry of "How's her head?" Mine often ached with the din of the men caulking all day long!

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

Sense（3）

(slang) Fuck.

caulks

（ present singular third-person ）

caulking

（ participle present ）

caulked

（ participle past ）

caulked

（ past ）

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