01 n. The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing.
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The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing.“Their left hand does the calking iron guide.” — Dryden.
Phrases & compounds
Calking iron —
a tool like a chisel, used in calking ships, tightening seams in ironwork, etc.