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OAKUM

Dictionary entry overview: What does oakum mean?

• OAKUM (noun)
The noun OAKUM has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: OAKUM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OAKUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("oakum" is a kind of...):

fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated solid substance)

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