填てん隙げきMeanings1nouncaulking; calkingrare termRare technical term for filling gaps or seams, especially in construction or shipbuilding. The cross-reference コーキング (caulking) is the common modern equivalent.See also: コーキング古ふるい船ふねの修しゅう理りでは、填てん隙げきという工こう程ていが重じゅう要ようだった。In repairing old ships, the process called caulking was important.