calker
1[ kaw-ker ]
noun
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calker2
[ kaw-ker ]
noun
Origin of calker
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How to use calker in a sentence
But in the afternoon one man, a great burly calker, threw up his hands and then fell down dead.
In Search of Mademoiselle | George GibbsThis Finn, Olgaref by name, was a notable calker and with some others was slung over the bow to calk the gaping seams.
The Mystery of the Sea | Bram StokerHe was afraid to seek employment as a calker, lest spies from his master should be on the watch for him.
The Freedmen's Book | Lydia Maria ChildThis process is called calking, and the furnace is called a calker furnace.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreI myself gave some thought to the advisability of a "professional calker."
Sailing Alone Around The World | Joshua Slocum
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