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caulker
noun 5
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2VERB + CAULKER
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CAULKER + NOUN
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noun
1
A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
He was one of the best caulkers around.
2
A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
3
An alcoholic drink; a dram.
“Will you taste, messmate?” he asked; and when I had refused: “Well, I’ll take a dram myself, Jim,” said he. “I need a caulker, for there’s trouble on hand. And talking o’ trouble, why did that doctor give me the chart, Jim?”
4
Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
noun
1
A lime kiln.
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He was one of the best caulkers around.
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“Will you taste, messmate?” he asked; and when I had refused: “Well, I’ll take a dram myself, Jim,” said he. “I need a caulker, for there’s trouble on hand. And talking o’ trouble, why did that doctor
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