Word "OAKUM" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships

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Loose fibre obtained by unravelling old ropes; used with tar for sealing seams on wooden ships (5)
Rope fibre used for caulking (5)
Old ropes picked for caulking (5)
Wooden ship caulking
Wood used with hesitation for padding (5)
Soak umbrella in a bit of hemp fibre? (5)
Caulking material I'm unsure should be put on timber (5)
Caulking once picked by those inside (5)
A ropy old product (5)
Picking it was a ropy job (5)
Rope fibre traditionally used for caulking wooden ships (5)
What is old tarred rope fibre used for caulking? (5)
Loose fibre obtained from old rope used for caulking seams in wooden ships Mirror Quiz 30 Jan 2025
Fibre from old rope in middle of dump behind tree (5)
Ok, you and ma loose fibres of old ropes (5)
Loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, often used in caulking wooden ships (5)
The pick of old soldiers under punishment (5)
Loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used for caulking seams in wooden ships (5)
Ship's caulking
Fibre from old ropes - or wood - universal material's origin
Ship's seam caulking material
Recycled ropes - used many at first beside tree
Loose fibre obtained from old rope used for caulking seams in wooden ships Mirror Quiz 16 May 2024
An old rope product (5)
Loose rope fibre
Convicts used to pick it, but not from choice! (5)
Fibre for caulking ships' seams
Teased strands for caulking a tree rum, but not right (5)
Fibre from untwisted old rope (5)
Inside cloak umpire discovered old rope (5)
Untwisted tarred ropes used as the traditional caulking material for old timber-framed ships (5)
Make out endless rubbish was only stopgap material (5)
Loose fibre from old rope The Guardian Quick 23 Oct 2023
Hemp or jute fibre The Telegraph Quick 04 Oct 2023
Caulking fiber LA Times Daily 31 Aug 2023
Loose fibre got by unravelling old ropes, once used in caulking wooden ships The Guardian Quick 18 Aug 2023
Strand of rope obtained from tree on the foothills of Kathmandu and Sikkim
Loose fibre from old rope, used to caulk seams in wooden ships The Times Specialist Sunday 28 Jun 2020
Chinese leader goes round country backing tarred rope
Ropy stuff for sealing wood, I'm thinking
East Ender's claptrap about a loose fibre
Caulking fibre for ships The Times Concise 14 Aug 2018
What'll help one remain seaworthy? Sounds like 'ogwash
Fiber used for caulking wooden ships Family Time 23 Apr 2017
Ropy material from Rutland town, so to speak
Ropy material from Rutland town, so to speak The Times Cryptic 11 Apr 2017
Caulking for old wooden ships Universal 31 Mar 2017
Caulk on a wooden ship Universal 24 Nov 2016
Loose fiber for caulking Universal 15 Oct 2016
Old caulking material Universal 08 Oct 2016
Old hull caulking Universal 26 Jun 2016
Loose fiber for caulking
Caulk on a wooden ship
Old hull caulking
Caulking stuff Universal 17 Sep 2015
All right to have a lout discarding black caulking material
Hemp fiber used in caulking Universal 17 Feb 2015
Caulking stuff
Hemp fiber used in caulking
Old hull caulking
Caulking stuff
Hull caulking
Rope fiber used in caulking
Loose rope fiber used as caulking
Caulking material
Caulking material
Loose rope fiber used as caulking
Plumber's filler
Fiber used for caulking wooden ships
Jute fiber
Caulking material
Caulking material
Fiber for caulking
Fiber for caulking
Hemp fiber used in caulking
Caulking material
Caulking fiber
Fiber for caulking
Packing in an old hull
Timber, erm, material once common in joints for seafarers
Rope fiber used in caulking
Caulking fiber
Caulking material
Plumber's filler
Old hull caulking
Loose rope fiber
Caulking material
Caulking material
Something for tars to pick
Boat-seam sealer
Hemp fiber
Sealant
Packing for boat seams.
Fiber from old rope.
Hemp fiber.
Rope fiber for calking.
Fiber for calking seams of ships.
Calking fiber.
Fiber used for calking.
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