Giải nghĩa:
A material made from old rope, used for filling gaps or cracks.
Ví dụ:
His job was to fill the ship hull's cracks with oakum.
oakum (noun)
/ˈəʊkəm/
Giải nghĩa:
A material used in the past by prisoners as a kind of punishment or manual labor.
Ví dụ:
In the old days, prisoners were forced to pick oakum as a part of their punishment.
Cách sử dụng
Oakum is a word that refers to a material made of old rope fibers that have been untwisted and then twisted together again. It is often used to fill gaps and cracks in boats or ships to keep water from getting inside. In the past, oakum was also used in the building of old wooden ships to make them more watertight.
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