oakum
oakum definition
oakum (ō′kəm)
noun
loose, stringy hemp fiber gotten by taking apart old ropes and treated as with tar, used as a caulking material
Etymology: ME okom < OE acumba, tow, oakum < a-, away, out + camb, comb: lit., what is combed out
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