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Oakum

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(1):

(n.) The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.

(2):

(n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; - used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oakum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oakum.html. 1828.
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