ácumbe

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, ashes of oakum; [cemban]

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • écambe — see ácumbe …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • ǽcambe — see ácumbe …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • oakum — noun chiefly historical loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships. Origin OE ācumbe, lit. off combings , of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • oakum — n. a loose fibre obtained by picking old rope to pieces and used esp. in caulking. Etymology: OE aeligcumbe, acumbe, lit. off combings …   Useful english dictionary

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