oakum / ˈoʊ kəm /

📖毕业后词汇橡木橡树胶橡木桶橡树皮

oakum 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used for caulking the seams of ships.

更多oakum例句

  1. Nor was even breaking stone or picking oakum to be paid for as wages, or regarded as employment.
  2. On the floor he spread a lot of wet oakum wads to prevent the splashing of the metal setting the floor afire.
  3. The oakum is forced tight enough to make a water-tight joint.
  4. This piece of oakum is forced to the bottom of the hub, then another piece is put in.
  5. A wad of oakum is taken and forced into the hub with the yarning iron.