OAKUM
- Definiția din dicționar
Traducere: română
Notă: Puteţi căuta fiecare cuvânt din cadrul definiţiei printr-un simplu click pe cuvântul dorit.
Oak"um (&ō;k"ŭm), n. [AS. &ā;cumba; pref. &ā;- (cf. G. er-, Goth. us-, orig. meaning, out) + cemban to comb, camb comb. See Comb.] 1. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.
[]
2. The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling. Knight.
[]
White oakum, that made from untarred rope.
[]