oakum

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oa·kum /ˈəʊkəm $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  TTWsmall pieces of old rope used for filling up small holes in the sides of wooden ships 麻絮，填絮〔用于填塞木船船帮上的小洞〕

Examples from the Corpus

oakum• The cracks between the logs are chinked by oakum that I have laboriously pounded in.• Luckily I had a big case of oakum downstairs.• I sat on the floor among them and picked oakum.• Below: Caulking - filling the gaps between planks with rolled oakum.• Instead, he amused himself by pulling out the oakum from between the logs of the cabin.Origin oakum Old English acumba “material separated with a comb”

oa·kum nounChineseSyllable  

small small old rope pieces up used of for filling Corpus

oakum
oa‧kum /ˈəʊkəm $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]small pieces of old rope used for filling up small holes in the sides of wooden ships

oakumBrE /ˈəʊkəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈoʊkəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a material obtained by pulling old rope to pieces, a job done in the past by prisoners 麻刀，麻絮（旧时由囚犯制造）