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oakum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oakum \Oak"um\, n. [AS. [=a]cumba; pref. ? (cf.G. er-, Goth. us-, orig. meaning, out) + cemban to comb, camb comb. See {Comb}.] 1. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc 2. The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling. --Knight. {White oakum}, that made from untarred rope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oakum n : loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships
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