Definición de oakum

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

oakum in American

(ˈoʊkəm ; ōˈkəm)

sustantivo

loose, stringy hemp fiber gotten by taking apart old ropes and treated as with tar, used as a caulking material

Origen de la palabra oakum

ME okom < OE acumba, tow, oakum < a-, away, out + camb, comb1: lit., what is combed out

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

oakum in British

(ˈəʊkəm )

sustantivo

loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used esp for caulking seams in wooden ships

Origen de la palabra oakum

Old English ācuma, variant of ācumba, literally: off-combings, from ā- off + -cumba, from cemban to comb

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The bosun's locker was full of oakum, rope, paint and varnish. Malcolm, John GOTHIC PURSUIT (1993)

Beneath a lantern on the forecastle deck I saw a few wretched sailors hunched in apelike postures pounding oakum between the decking planks. Wilson, Bob STONE THE CROWS, IT'S A VACUUM-CLEANER (1993)

Tendencias de oakum

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Palabras cercanas de oakum

oakling
oakmoss
Oaks
oakum
Oakville
oakwood
oaky
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Definición de oakum del Collins Diccionario inglés

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