Chinking

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The process of filling the interstices between the logs of log houses preparatory to plastering them over with clay. The double process is known as chinking and daubing.
  • noun. The material used for filling chinks.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.
  • verb. Present participle of chink.
  • Word Usage
    "That is what they called chinking to keep the wind and rain out."
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    verb-stem
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