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picked oakum

picked oakum is the simple past and past participle of pick oakum.

Meaning of pick oakum

Verb

pick oakum (third-person singular simple present picks oakum, present participle picking oakum, simple past and past participle picked oakum)

  1. To make oakum by untwisting old ropes.

Questions about picked oakum

What is picked oakum the simple past and past participle of?
Picked oakum is the simple past and past participle of pick oakum.

Words near picked oakum in the dictionary

  1. picked flowers
  2. picked from a hat
  3. picked gooseberry
  4. picked holes
  5. picked it up
  6. picked oakum
  7. picked off
  8. picked on
  9. picked one's battles
  10. picked one's nose
  11. picked one's way

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