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Meaning of calking iron

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

calking

verb

Definitions

  1. To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice.

verb

Definitions

  1. To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.

  2. To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

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noun

Definitions

  1. A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.

    Example: Oakum was used for the caulking of the hulls of wooden ships.