n. [ See Meak. ] (Naut.) The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked. [ 1913 Webster ]
Meaking iron (Naut.),
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n. A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in. [ 1913 Webster ]
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