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Caulking vs Calking - What's the difference?

caulking | calking |

As verbs the difference between caulking and calking

is that caulking is present participle of lang=en while calking is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun caulking

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

caulking

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Verb

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  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
  • Oakum was used for the caulking of the hulls of wooden ships.
  • * 2001 , Middle Age: A Romance , (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 17)
  • Marina's bedroom was a small charming room with small charming windows of aged glass, dating to the mid-1800s, windowpanes badly in need of caulking , overlooking St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church with its heraldic spire floating on the night sky, and its ancient bumpy churchyard.

    Synonyms

    * caulk

    Derived terms

    * caulking iron

    calking

    English

    Verb

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