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Caulking Gun

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Caulking Gun

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Definition:
A hand tool used to dispense caulk through a nozzle from a caulk cartridge. Caulk guns come in two common types, "ratchet drive" and "smooth rod drive".

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Also Known As: ratchet caulk gun, dripless smooth rod caulk gun

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