/ kɔːk; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to fill the holes or cracks in sth, especially a ship, with a substance that keeps out water
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense copulate , used of birds): from Old Northern French cauquer , caukier , variant of cauchier tread, press with force, from Latin calcare tread, from calx , calc- heel.