calked
Plugged the seams
Calked is the past tense of calk, a spelling variant of caulk.
To calk is to seal seams or joints against leakage, especially on boats: The shipwright calked the hull with oakum and pitch.
Calk also refers to fitting horseshoes or boots with pointed grips to prevent slipping on ice.
Making impervious to moisture
- seamsJoined fabric edges
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- gapsUnfilled spaces between
- oakumTarred hemp for caulking
pitch · tar · planking · hull · deck · shipwright · watertight · sealant
One who shoes horses
- hoofHorny foot covering
- horseshoeCurved metal hoof protector
- equineOf the horse family
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
forge · anvil · mare · stallion · gelding · colt · filly · pastern
waterproofing
Making impervious to moisture
oakum · pitch · tar · planking · hull · deck · shipwright · watertight · sealant · marine
farrier
One who shoes horses
smithing · forge · anvil · mare · stallion · gelding · colt · filly · pastern · fetlock
cleats
Spiked sports shoes
crampons · ice · snow · climbing · mountaineering · hiking · trekking · treads · lugs · grip
fastened
Joined or held together
riveted · affixed · moored · braced · attached · stabilized · fixed · locked · tightened