1. Loose hemp or jute fibre obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships

Derived forms: oakums

Type of: fiber [US], fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Oakum

• Ethan Allen
• ethanal
• ethanal trimer
• ethanamide
• ethane
• ethanedioic acid
• ethanediol
• ethanoate
• ethanoic acid
• ethanol
• ethanoyl chloride
• ethanoyl group
• ethanoyl radical
• ethchlorvynol
• Ethel Barrymore
• Ethel Merman
• Ethel Waters
• Ethelbert
• Ethelred
• Ethelred I
• Ethelred II
• Ethelred the Unready
• ethene
• ether
• ethereal