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Oakum

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oakum
loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used esp for caulking seams in wooden ships
oakum [′ōk·əm]
(materials)
Old hemp or jute fiber, loosely twisted and impregnated with tar or a tar derivative, used to caulk sides and decks of ships and to pack joints of pipes and caissons.
oakum
A caulking material made from old hemp rope fibers that have been treated with tar.
Oakum 

a short, entangled, unspinnable fiber that contains a lot of shive. Oakum is obtained during the primary treatment of flax and hemp (breaking and scutching). Oakum frequently is processed into slivers and impregnated with tar. It is used in civil engineering work and has various other industrial uses.
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He does not like oakum for dinner, but he likes it for a lunch, at odd hours, or any thing that way.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
So you'll begin to pick oakum to-morrow morning at six o'clock,' added the surly one in the white waistcoat.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
What are you looking so sour about, you oakum trimmed lobster?
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