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===Etymology===
'''oakum'''
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# {{nautical}} the [[material]], consisting of [[tarred]] [[fibre]]s from old [[rope]], used for [[caulking]] or [[packing]] [[joint]]s in a [[wooden]] [[ship]]
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# A [[material]], consisting of [[tar]]red [[fibre]]s from old rope, used to [[caulk]]ing or [[pack]]ing joints in a wooden ship.
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* Finnish: [[rive]]
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{{trans-top|fibrous caulking material}}
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* Finnish: [[ve]]
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Revision as of 13:02, 4 February 2009

English

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Etymology

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Noun

oakum (uncountable)

  1. A material, consisting of tarred fibres from old rope, used to caulking or packing joints in a wooden ship.

Translations

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