英语词汇“oakum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

oakum

/ˈəʊkəm

noun [mass noun] chiefly historical

Loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships.Remember to use a filler, like oakum, for wide joints before you caulk....

You are losing daylight quickly, picking at the tough fibers that hold the fruit together, unable to separate them as if they were strands of oakum waiting to be picked and untwisted by slaves.
Even with the 20 th-century ‘improvements,’ the aluminum wiring was a fire hazard, the potable water supply plumbing was soldered with lead, and the waste lines were hand-tamped with oakum and lead.

Origin

Old English ācumbe, literally 'off-combings'. The current sense dates from Middle English.

单词	oakum
释义	oakum /ˈəʊkəm / noun [mass noun] chiefly historical Loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships.Remember to use a filler, like oakum, for wide joints before you caulk.... You are losing daylight quickly, picking at the tough fibers that hold the fruit together, unable to separate them as if they were strands of oakum waiting to be picked and untwisted by slaves. Even with the 20 th-century ‘improvements,’ the aluminum wiring was a fire hazard, the potable water supply plumbing was soldered with lead, and the waste lines were hand-tamped with oakum and lead. Origin Old English ācumbe, literally 'off-combings'. The current sense dates from Middle English. Rhymes hokum, locum
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