French Meaning of oakum
Étoupe
Other French words related to Étoupe
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of oakum
- oakling => jeune chêne
- oakley => oakley
- oak-leaved goosefoot => chénopode à feuilles de chêne
- oakleaf goosefoot => chénopode à feuilles de chêne
- oaker => Chêne
- oaken => de chêne
- oak tree => chêne
- oak leaf cluster => feuille de chêne
- oak fern => Fougère des chênes
- oak chestnut => Chêne et châtaignier
Definitions and Meaning of oakum in English
oakum (n)
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
oakum (n.)
The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.
The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.
FAQs About the word oakum
Étoupe
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 shipsThe material obt
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
oakling => jeune chêne, oakley => oakley, oak-leaved goosefoot => chénopode à feuilles de chêne, oakleaf goosefoot => chénopode à feuilles de chêne, oaker => Chêne,
