See also:

• OAKUM (0. Eng. dcumbe or—cecumbe, tow, literally " off-combings ")

OAKUM (0. Eng. dcumbe or—cecumbe, See also:

• TOW

tow, literally " off-combings ") , a preparation of tarred fibre used in See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding, for caulking or packing See also:

• JOINTS

joints of timbers in See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood vessels and the See also:

• DECK

deck planking of See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron and See also:

• STEEL, FLORA ANNIE (1847– )

steel See also:

• SHIPS

ships . See also:

• OAKUM (0. Eng. dcumbe or—cecumbe, tow, literally " off-combings ")

Oakum is made by preference from old tarry See also:

• ROPES, JOHN CODMAN (1836–1899)

ropes and cordage of vessels, and its picking and preparation has been a See also:

• COMMON

common penal occupation in prisons and workhouses . See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

White oakum is made from untarred materials .