List of synonyms from "caught napping" to synonyms from "caulking"


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Definition of the day : « caulked »

  • As in bar : verb secure, usually with a length of material
  • As in close : verb obstruct, seal
Example sentences :
  • He caulked the cask and declared that the first who sucked it should have a talk with him.
  • Extract from : « The Fte At Coqueville » by Emile Zola
  • Penn's not all caulked, an' I ain't only but doin' my duty by him.
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • But should be securely barred and caulked in before proceeding to sea.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • The fittings and traps and pipe are caulked in place as fast as possible.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Plumbing » by Samuel Dibble
  • After this has been done, the center of the lead is caulked and the joint should be tight.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Plumbing » by Samuel Dibble
  • When cool, the lead should be set and then caulked around the pipe and around the hub.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Plumbing » by Samuel Dibble
  • I caulked up the vent as before, and then sat down in silence.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Tar » by Mayne Reid
  • When cold the metal is caulked to compress it tightly into the holes.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 » by Various
  • They are not caulked with pitch, but with the oil and fat of fishes.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of Culture » by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
  • The hatches were soon on, and, in an imperfect manner, caulked.
  • Extract from : « Jack Tier or The Florida Reef » by James Fenimore Cooper