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Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc..

Sewster :: Sewster (n.) A seamstress.

Shipshape :: Shipshape (adv.) In a shipshape or seamanlike manner.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.

Sempster :: Sempster (n.) A seamster.

Carvelbuilt :: Carvelbuilt (a.) Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel..

Seamless :: Seamless (a.) Without a seam.

Junk :: "Junk (n.) Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships..

Sea Term :: Sea term () A term used specifically by seamen; a nautical word or phrase.

Seamen :: Seamen (pl. ) of Seama.

Overcast :: Overcast (v. t.) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling..

Serve :: Serve (v. i.) To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc..

Pay :: Pay (v. t.) To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear..

Mariner :: Mariner (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.

Ravehook :: Ravehook (n.) A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum..

Meaking :: Meaking (n.) The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.

Sutured :: Suture (n.) A seam, or impressed line, as between the segments of a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve shell..

Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

Seaming :: Seaming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sea.

Rip :: Rip (n.) A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration..

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