oakum
11oakum — noun A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding …
12oakum — oa|kum [ˈəukəm US ˈou ] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: acumba material separated with a comb ] small pieces of old rope used for filling up small holes in the sides of wooden ships …
13oakum — oa|kum [ oukəm ] noun uncount small pieces of old rope used in the past for filling holes in the sides of ships …
14oakum — old ropes untwisted for caulking the seams of ships Nautical Terms …
15oakum — oa·kum || əʊkÉ™m n. fibers taken from unraveled old ropes that when soaked in tar are used for caulking gaps in boats …
16oakum — noun chiefly historical loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships. Origin OE ācumbe, lit. off combings , of Gmc origin …
17oakum — noun (U) small pieces of old rope used for filling up small holes in the sides of wooden ships …
18oakum — oa·kum …
19oakum — oa•kum [[t]ˈoʊ kəm[/t]] n. naut. navig. loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used as a material for caulking • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME okome, OE ācuma, ācumba lit., offcombings …
20oakum — /ˈoʊkəm/ (say ohkuhm) noun loose fibre obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used for caulking the seams of ships, etc. {Middle English okom(e), Old English ācum(a), variant of ācumba, literally, offcombings. See comb1} …
