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oakum
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[ˈəʊkəm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships
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Origin
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Old English ācumbe, literally ‘off-combings’. The current sense dates from Middle English
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