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Choak vs Caulk - What's the difference?

choak | caulk |

As verbs the difference between choak and caulk

is that choak is while caulk is (nautical) to drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.

As a noun caulk is

caulking.

choak

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • * 1806 , Charles Heath, Monmouthshire
    • At that time, the interior was choaked up with rubbish, several feet above the present surface, and overspread with ashlings, alders, and trees, the growth of such situations, to a very considerable height.

    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)