Caulkhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caulkhead is a noun meaning Someone from the Isle of Wight.
Meaning
Someone from the Isle of Wight.
Example Sentences
Even a bad bastard like Pelly can't hide.' He grinned, looking up at Faraday. 'One happy family, that's us caulkheads.'
'If you come across caulkheads they'd soon tell you' according to a middle-aged male respondent (2001: 34) who, presumably, was an 'overner' that is, not from the island.
'Maybe you could qualify there. But you're definitely not a caulkhead.' 'Caulkhead? You're having me on. Nobody has ever called me a caulkhead before. I hope it ain't insulting.' Foxy was in his element: 'A caulkhead is someone who was born on the island, into a well-established family here.'
Word Forms
- caulkheads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include keelie, mann, sheal, cronk, whitehead, ayre.
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