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Definition of oakum: 1. The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.
2. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; - used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.

Synonyms:

bow, bilge, bowsprit, blade, beam, boom, bay, aft, berth, amidships

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