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oakum
oa·kum O0002300 (ō′kəm)n. Loose hemp or jute fiber, sometimes treated with tar, creosote, or asphalt, used chiefly for caulking seams in wooden ships and packing pipe joints.
[Middle English okom, from Old English ācumba; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]oakum (ˈəʊkəm) n (Nautical Terms) loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used esp for caulking seams in wooden ships[Old English ācuma, variant of ācumba, literally: off-combings, from ā- off + -cumba, from cemban to comb]oa•kum (ˈoʊ kəm)
n. loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used as a material for caulking. [before 1000; Middle English okome, Old English ācuma, ācumba literally, offcombings] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | oakum - 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 shipsfiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
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oakum
oakum loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used esp for caulking seams in wooden ships Oakum a short, entangled, unspinnable fiber that contains a lot of shive. Oakum is obtained during the primary treatment of flax and hemp (breaking and scutching). Oakum frequently is processed into slivers and impregnated with tar. It is used in civil engineering work and has various other industrial uses. oakum[′ōk·əm] (materials) Old hemp or jute fiber, loosely twisted and impregnated with tar or a tar derivative, used to caulk sides and decks of ships and to pack joints of pipes and caissons. oakumA caulking material made from old hemp rope fibers that have been treated with tar.oakum
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