Definitions
Loose tarred fiber used to seal gaps in wooden ships or pipes.
Used in a sentence
“[N]ow that I think of it, he's always wanting oakum to stuff into the toes of his boots.”
“Shingle Tiles make a Leak-Proof roof without the use of cements and spun oakums.”
“My eyesight began to fail, from the strain of picking oakum in my cell.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Seam caulking”5 letters
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