caulker

noun — 5 senses

caulker

noun

Etymology From caulk + -er.

1

A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.

He was one of the best caulkers around.2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 117:

2

A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.

3

Archaic, Slang 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?”1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

4

Archaic, Informal Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).

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caulker

noun

Etymology From Latin calcāria (lime kiln).

1

Arts, Crafts, Glassblowing, Hobbies, Lifestyle A lime kiln.

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