noun Download 🔗Share A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding. Examples : "The plumber used oakum to seal the pipe joint and prevent leaks. " material nautical building industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in hackling. Examples : "After my grandfather finished hackling the flax, he swept up the oakum left on the floor, planning to use it for kindling. " material nautical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading