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oakum

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oakum /ˈōkəm, ˈoʊkəm /
▸ noun mainly historical loose fiber obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships.
– ORIGIN Old English ācumbe, literally ‘off-combings’. The current sense dates from Middle English .