oakum

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈəʊkəm/

Noun

countable uncountable

A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding. / The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in hackling.

Japanese Meaning

タールを染み込ませた繊維材料。主に配管、石造りの建築、木造船の継ぎ目を埋めるためのパッキング材として使用される。 / 亜麻や麻の梳毛（はくもう）工程で、粗い部分を分離した繊維。

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The shipwright packed oakum tightly into the seams before sealing them with hot pitch.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

船大工は、熱いピッチで密閉する前に、隙間にタール塗りの繊維をぎっしり詰めた。

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A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding.

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Sense（2）

The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in hackling.

My eyesight began to fail, from the strain of picking oakum in my cell.

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oakums

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