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oakum meaning in Tamil

சிலும்பு கயிறு

/ˈəʊkəm/US/ˈoʊk(ə)m/

oakum in Tamil: சிலும்பு கயிறு. In English, oakum means coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing the latter for spinning.

Tamil words for oakum

சிலும்பு கயிறு

English meaning of oakum

  1. noun Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing the latter for spinning.
  2. noun Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.

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Questions about oakum in Tamil

What is the meaning of oakum in Tamil?
Oakum in Tamil is சிலும்பு கயிறு.
oakum என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Oakum: சிலும்பு கயிறு.
What does oakum mean in English?
Oakum means coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing the latter for spinning.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: oakum (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: oakum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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