caulker
or calk·er
[ kaw-ker ]
Origin of caulker
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How to use caulker in a sentence
When a man's cold and tired, and hungry, and down on his luck as well, a good caulker of grog don't do him no harm to speak of.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodThe earliest caulker on record is Noah, who pitched his ark within and without with pitch.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.) | Ernest WeekleyHe had, as I guessed, first swallowed the raw caulker from the rum decanter, and then sent down the lemonade to take care of it.
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. II of 2) | Michael ScottI waited some minutes, bursting with impatience and anxiety, during which242 I heard him hammering away like a caulker.
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3 | William Clark RussellShe's a caulker, Sissie is; you don't take a rise out of Sissie in a hurry.
Hilda Wade | Grant Allen
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