oakum
IPA: ˈoʊkʌm
noun
- Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing the latter for spinning.
- Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.
Examples of "oakum" in Sentences
- There is a oakum.
- Can you bring the oakum to me
- White oakum is made from untarred materials.
- Examples included crushing bones, stone breaking and picking oakum.
- The oakum and pitch are normally used to caulk ships, lead was used.
- The original loft floor of timber remains, caulked with oakum and bitumen.
- This labour included the picking of oakum, rock breaking and wood chopping.
- In place of the oakum and pitch normally used to caulk ships, lead was used.
- The strands of old junk were teased apart in the process called picking oakum.
- As soon as Mrs. Oakum was enabled to collect her thoughts, apprehensions on Sam's account again oppressed her.