caulker

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Etymology 1

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From caulk +‎ -er.

Noun

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caulker (plural caulkers)

  1. A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
    • 2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 117:
      He was one of the best caulkers around.
  2. A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
  3. (slang, archaic) An alcoholic drink; a dram.
    • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
      “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. (informal) Archaic form of corker (something large or remarkable, a whopper).
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Etymology 2

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From Latin calcāria (lime kiln).

Noun

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caulker (plural caulkers)

  1. (glassblowing) A lime kiln.

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