étoupe — meaning in English

English meaning

• oakum noun Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing the latter for spinning.
• tow verb To pull a vehicle or object behind another using a rope, chain, or line.

Senses

étoupe is used for these senses in English:

• oakum 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.
• tow An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

oakum — full definition

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.

tow — full definition

1. verb To pull a vehicle or object behind another using a rope, chain, or line.
2. noun The act of towing, or a vehicle being towed.

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