calker
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of calker
Example Sentences
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No wan intherfered with thim; an' that didn't plaze Morgan Dempsey, who 'd served his time a calker in a ship-yard.
From Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen by Dunne, Finley Peter
I told him I was a calker, and should like to go where I could get work.
From Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Douglass, Frederick
The blacksmith, the rigger, the calker, took their pay in shares.
From The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors by Paine, Ralph Delahaye
He was afraid to seek employment as a calker, lest spies from his master should be on the watch for him.
From The Freedmen's Book by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
It was new, hard, and dirty work, even for a calker, but I went at it with a glad heart and a willing hand.
From My Bondage and My Freedom by Douglass, Frederick
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