Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oakum

1 sense of oakum

Sense 1
oakum -- (loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships)
       => fiber, fibre -- (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)