meaking iron

noun

A tool for picking old oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.

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Meanings

nounmeaking iron (plural meaking irons)

plural meaking irons

  1. obsoletenauticalA tool for picking old oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.
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