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па́клина — meaning in English

paklina

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English meaning

  • oakum noun Rough fibres combed out of flax or hemp while preparing it for spinning.

Senses

па́клина 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.

oakum — full definition

  1. noun Rough fibres combed out of flax or hemp while preparing it for spinning.
  2. noun Fibres pulled from old rope, used to fill gaps in wooden ships, walls and pipes, and sometimes to dress wounds.
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