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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 ships

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oakum

see synonyms of oakum
noun
loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used esp for caulking seams in wooden ships

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Oakum

see synonyms of oakum
noun
loose, stringy hemp fiber gotten by taking apart old ropes and treated as with tar, used as a caulking material

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oakum

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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.

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