CAULK in a Sentence

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Example sentences for CAULK, such as:

1. But the caulking mallet is full of it.
2. Jack had to caulk the tiles in the shower stall to stop the leak into the basement below.

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 Meanings and Examples of CAULK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
caulk
 v.  make watertight by filling in cracks
Classic Sentence:
1  Nail down the lid; caulk the seams; pay over the same with pitch; batten them down tight, and hang it with the snap-spring over the ship's stern.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 126. The Life-Buoy.
2  He had provided himself, among other things, with a complete suit of oilskin, and a straw hat with a very low crown, pitched or caulked on the outside.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 57. THE EMIGRANTS
3  But the caulking mallet is full of it.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 127. The Deck.
Example Sentence:
1  Jack had to caulk the tiles in the shower stall to stop the leak into the basement below.