CAUKING, or CAULKING of a ship, is driving oakum, or the like, into all the seams of the planks of a ship, to prevent leaking, and keep out the water.
CAUKING
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CAUKING, or CAULKING of a ship, is driving oakum, or the like, into all the seams of the planks of a ship, to prevent leaking, and keep out the water.