kalefateren

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˌkaː.ləˈfaː.tə.rə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (nautical) to caulk to fill seems with oakum
  • to patch up, to fix

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French calfater.

Origin

Middle French

calfater

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