单词 | oakum |
释义 | oakum /oh"keuhm/, n. loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used for caulking the seams of ships. [bef. 1000; ME okome, OE acuma, var. of ACUMBA, lit., offcombings, equiv. to a- separative prefix (see A-3) + -cumba (see COMB1)] |
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