Related Clues:

• Weather-stripped
• Weatherproofed, in a way
• Closed tight
• How, perhaps, the water rose till it got stuck
• Stuck down
• Made airtight, as a window frame
• Applied oakum to
• Weather-stripped, in a way
• Sealed around windows, in a way
• Closed securely
• Provided with a waterproof seal
• Filled in some gaps
• Kept from leaking, in a way