Meanings
verbpick oakum (third-person singular simple present picks oakum, present participle picking oakum, simple past and past participle picked oakum)
present singular third person picks oakum · participle present picking oakum · participle past picked oakum · past picked oakum
- To make oakum by untwisting old ropes.
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APA
pick oakum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20oakum
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“pick oakum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20oakum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick oakum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20oakum.
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