Igama elithi "caulked" liyinkathi edlule nesenzo sesenzo esithi "caulk." I-caulk isho ukuvala noma ukwenza amanzi angangeni ngokugcwalisa noma yiziphi izikhala noma imifantu ngento efana ne-caulking compound noma isivalo esivumelana nezimo. I-Caulking ngokuvamile yenziwa ukuvimbela umoya, amanzi, noma izinambuzane ukungena esakhiweni noma emkhunjini. Ngakho-ke, "i-caulked" ibhekisela entweni evaliwe noma eyenziwe ingangeni manzi kusetshenziswa i-caulking.