Hyphenation of oakum

Are you trying to hyphenate oakum? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

oakum

Definitions of oakum:

1.	Loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes When impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships

Synonyms of oakum:

noun	fiber, fibre

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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