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The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.

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  1. n. The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.
  2. The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked. Meaking iron (Naut.), the tool with which old oakum is picked out of a vessel's seams.
  3. The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vesselwhich is to be recalked. Meaking iron (Naut.), the tool with whichold oakum is picked out of a vessel's seams.