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