uncaulk

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verb

To remove the oakum from (a ship's seams); to undo the caulking of.

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Meanings

verbuncaulk (third-person singular simple present uncaulks, present participle uncaulking, simple past and past participle uncaulked)

present singular third person uncaulks · participle present uncaulking · participle past uncaulked · past uncaulked

  1. transitivenauticalTo remove the oakum from (a ship's seams); to undo the caulking of.

Origin

From un- + caulk.

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APA

uncaulk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncaulk

MLA

“uncaulk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncaulk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncaulk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncaulk.

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