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Oakum


1. (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.
2. (n.) The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.


This definition(s) of Oakum is taken from Websters 1913 Dictionary.



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