- oakum, tow
- чӳпĕк, сӳс
English-Chuvash dictionary. 2009.
oakum, tow
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oakum — (n.) loose fiber obtained from taking apart old hemp ropes, early 15c., from O.E. acumba tow, oakum, flax fibers separated by combing, lit. what is combed out, from a away, out, off + stem of cemban to comb, from camb a comb; from P.Gmc. *us… … Etymology dictionary
oakum — [ō′kəm] n. [ME okom < OE acumba, tow, oakum < a , away, out + camb,COMB1: lit., what is combed out] loose, stringy hemp fiber gotten by taking apart old ropes and treated as with tar, used as a caulking material … English World dictionary
oakum — noun Etymology: Middle English okum, from Old English ācumba tow, from ā (separative & perfective prefix) + cumba (akin to Old English camb comb) more at abide Date: 15th century loosely twisted hemp or jute fiber impregnated with tar or a tar… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stupe — A compress or cloth wrung out of hot water, usually impregnated with turpentine or other irritant, applied to the surface to produce counterirritation. [L. stupa, oakum, tow] * * * stupe st(y)üp n a hot wet often medicated cloth applied… … Medical dictionary
The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" — Infobox Book | name = The Boats of Glen Carrig title orig = translator = image caption = dust jacket of The Boats of Glen Carrig author = William Hope Hodgson illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre … Wikipedia
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
stop — {{11}}stop (n.) late 15c., from STOP (Cf. stop) (v.). {{12}}stop (v.) O.E. stoppian (in forstoppian to stop up, stifle ), a general West Germanic word (Cf. W.Fris. stopje, M.L.G. stoppen, O.H.G. stopfon, Ger. stopfen to plug, stop up, Old Low… … Etymology dictionary
ácumba — m ( n/ n) 1. oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp, hards, flax, tow; 2. the thing pruned or trimmed, properly of trees, and figuratively of other things, hence, prunings, clippings, trimmings; 3. reduced to ashes, wood ashes,… … Old to modern English dictionary
ácumbe — f ( an/ an) 1. oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp, hards, flax, tow; 2. the thing pruned or trimmed, properly of trees, and figuratively of other things, hence, prunings, clippings, trimmings; 3. reduced to ashes, wood ashes,… … Old to modern English dictionary
Estop — Es*top , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estophed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Estopping}.] [OF. estoper to stop, plug, close, F. [ e]touper, LL. stuppare to close with tow, obstruct, fr. L. stuppa tow, oakum, cf. Gr. sty pph. Cf. {Stop}.] (Law) To impede or bar by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Estophed — Estop Es*top , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estophed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Estopping}.] [OF. estoper to stop, plug, close, F. [ e]touper, LL. stuppare to close with tow, obstruct, fr. L. stuppa tow, oakum, cf. Gr. sty pph. Cf. {Stop}.] (Law) To impede or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
