OAKUM
oakum
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oakum (countable and uncountable, plural oakums)
A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding.
The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in hackling.
Synonyms
• (flax or hemp fibers separated in hackling): tow, hards
Anagrams
• Okuma
Source: Wiktionary
Oak"um, n. Etym: [AS. acumba; pref. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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