To drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of (a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking. The calking is completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch.
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"Calk" Quotes from Famous Books ![]() ![]() — Innocents abroad • Mark Twain ![]() ![]() — The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XIV., 1606-1609 • Various |
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