oakum

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  • 42gembh- — Tooth, nail. Oldest form *g̑embh , becoming *gembh in centum languages. Derivatives include comb, unkempt, and gem. 1. Suffixed o grade form *gombh o . a. (i) comb, kame, from …

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  • 43stupe — A compress or cloth wrung out of hot water, usually impregnated with turpentine or other irritant, applied to the surface to produce counterirritation. [L. stupa, oakum, tow] * * * stupe st(y)üp n a hot wet often medicated cloth applied… …

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  • 44de Werk — This rare and fascinating surname is of Dutch origin, and is an occupational name for a picker of Oakum, which involved the untwisting of old rope, for use in the caulking of the seams of wooden ships, a process finished with boiling pitch or tar …

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  • 45ácumba — m ( n/ n) 1. oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp, hards, flax, tow; 2. the thing pruned or trimmed, properly of trees, and figuratively of other things, hence, prunings, clippings, trimmings; 3. reduced to ashes, wood ashes,… …

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  • 46ácumbe — f ( an/ an) 1. oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp, hards, flax, tow; 2. the thing pruned or trimmed, properly of trees, and figuratively of other things, hence, prunings, clippings, trimmings; 3. reduced to ashes, wood ashes,… …

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  • 47ar-1*, themat. (a)re-, heavy basis arǝ-, rē- and i-basis (a)rī̆ -, rēi- —     ar 1*, themat. (a)re , heavy basis arǝ , rē and i basis (a)rī̆ , rēi     English meaning: to move, pass     Deutsche Übersetzung: “fũgen, passen”     Note: Root ar 1*, themat. (a)re , heavy basis arǝ , rē and i Basis (a)rī̆ , rēi : “to move …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 48u̯erĝ-2, u̯reĝ- —     u̯erĝ 2, u̯reĝ     English meaning: to do, work     Deutsche Übersetzung: “wirken, tun”     Material: Av. varǝz (vǝrǝzyeiti = Goth. waurkeiÞ; s. also Gk. ῥέζω) “wirken, do, make”, participle varšta , varǝza m. “Wirken, Verrichten from,… …

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  • 49ravehook — noun a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably from obsolete rave to pull (from Middle English raven) + hook …

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  • 50Calk — (k[add]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Calked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Calking}.] [Either corrupted fr. F. calfater (cf. Pg. calafetar, Sp. calafetear), fr. Ar. qalafa to fill up crevices with the fibers of palm tree or moss; or fr. OE. cauken to tred,… …

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