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Caulks vs Waulks - What's the difference?

caulks | waulks |

As verbs the difference between caulks and waulks

is that caulks is third-person singular of caulk while waulks is third-person singular of waulk.

caulks

English

Verb

(head)
  • (caulk)

    • caulk

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Caulking.
  • A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
  • To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

    • See also

    * (Caulking)

    waulks

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (waulk)

    • waulk

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating

    • Synonyms

    * full * walk