"caulked," that is, split longitudinally and turned up and down. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Lead connection, 78 used in caulked joints, 89, 97. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
Another ship got caulked, out by Aldebaran sector. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
Also, the roof is supposed to be caulked periodically. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2008] Reference
He's too sleek, too welded together, too well caulked. From Wordnik.com. [At MLK's Church, Obama Denounces Homophobia And Anti-Semitism] Reference
Right down around the bottom, you see it's caulked in place. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2005] Reference
Others brought flowers and resealed doors and caulked leaks. From Wordnik.com. [Lee Schneider: The River Haven Community] Reference
It is a friable material, and cannot be caulked successfully. From Wordnik.com. [The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex. American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170] Reference
MATTHEWS: No. It should be repainted and fixed, edges caulked. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2008] Reference
And would you fly home with something that is caulked this way?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2006] Reference
The joints were caulked down 3/16 in. below the face of the bell. From Wordnik.com. [The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex. American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170] Reference
A long sweep fitting is caulked without a great deal of difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
Sir, we have a chest beneath the hatches, caulked and bitumed ready. From Wordnik.com. [Pericles, Prince of Tyre] Reference
Enrique had moved in a week after the last bathroom tile was caulked. From Wordnik.com. [‘A Happy Marriage’] Reference
(The photo shows ductwork for a heating/cooling system being caulked.). From Wordnik.com. [By the Numbers: Hot-climate states reaping stimulus money for weatherizing] Reference
Its seams were caulked to keep out the wind, but they weren't waterproof. From Wordnik.com. [The Deluge Drivers]
They caulked it, by cutting out the leak, and then plugging the hole with linen. From Wordnik.com. [For the term of his natural life] Reference
When possible, the joints are caulked outside of the trench in an upright position. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
It's thought that Moses 'little basket may have been caulked with bitumen petroleum. From Wordnik.com. [The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power] Reference
There was nothing behind me but the boards of the wall, badly caulked and water-stained. From Wordnik.com. [Orphans of Chaos] Reference
Even so the seams were caulked with thick grease, probably the renderings of whale blubber. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Isles] Reference
The walls are built of heavy timbers, laid one upon another, and caulked with moss or oakum. From Wordnik.com. [Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses] Reference
She has no staff, she ` s just going off half caulked, and I ` m all of a sudden on her side. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2009] Reference
It was hauled up on shore and caulked and new parts added to make it adaptable for the purpose. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns] Reference
They were very carefully waxed instead; caulked with hemp and coated with beeswax, inside and out. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Of The Lion]
As you look at the walls, you see the house is built of timbers, squared and notched together, and caulked with moss or oakum. From Wordnik.com. [Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses] Reference
The utmost care had been taken to have it well caulked, and it was again put into the water, after all the leaky spots had been closed up. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns] Reference
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