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meaking iron

meaking iron noun: a tool for picking old oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.

Noun

meaking iron (plural meaking irons)

  1. (obsolete) A tool for picking old oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.

Forms of meaking iron

pluralmeaking irons

Questions about meaking iron

What does meaking iron mean?
Meaking iron means a tool for picking old oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.
What part of speech is meaking iron?
Meaking iron is a noun.
What is the plural of meaking iron?
The plural of meaking iron is meaking irons.

Words near meaking iron in the dictionary

  1. meagring
  2. meagrom
  3. meagroms
  4. meak
  5. Meakin
  6. meaking iron
  7. meaking irons
  8. Meakins
  9. meaks
  10. meal
  11. meal deal

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