caulk• You may need to make other repairs, such as repointing or replacing damaged wood, siding or masonry before you caulk.• The trouble was that the company that would eventually caulk and waterproof the building had not yet been appointed.• As a favor, the masons at the test site had said they would do the caulking of the mockup.
Origincaulk
(1400-1500)Old North Frenchcauquer“to press down with the feet”, from Latincalcare, from calx“heel”