MEAKING
Source: 567
Meak″ing, n. [[See Meak.]] (Naut.) 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.
Source: 567
Meak″ing, n. [[See Meak.]] (Naut.) 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.