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| oa·kum [ ṓkəm ] |
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old tar-soaked rope: hemp or jute fibers, especially from old ropes unraveled and soaked in tar. Use: formerly, sealant for gaps between the planks in a wooden boat's hull.
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| [ Old English ācumba "broken fibers," literally "off-combing" < Indo-European, "tooth"] |
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