oakum

oa·kum  (km)

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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[Middle English okom, from Old English cumba; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]

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oakum [ˈəʊkəm]

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used esp for caulking seams in wooden ships

[Old English ācuma, variant of ācumba, literally: off-combings, from ā- off + -cumba, from cemban to comb]

Thesaurus

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 fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Translations

oakum [ˈəʊkəm] N → estopa f (de calafatear)

oakum

n → Werg nt

oakum [ˈəʊkəm] n → stoppa per calafataggio

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oakum [ˈəʊkəm] n → stoppa per calafataggio