tappura — meaning in English
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English meaning
- oakum noun Rough fibers combed out of flax or hemp while preparing it for spinning.
Senses
tappura is used for these senses in English:
- oakum Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing the latter for spinning.
oakum — full definition
- noun Rough fibers combed out of flax or hemp while preparing it for spinning.
- noun Fibers pulled from old rope, used to fill gaps in wooden ships, walls and pipes, and sometimes to dress wounds.
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