OAKEN
Oak"en, a. Etym: [AS. acen.]
Defn: Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks. "In oaken
bower." Milton.
Oaken timber, wherewith to build ships. Bacon.
OAKER
Oak"er, n.
Defn: See Ocher. [Obs.] Spenser.
OAKLING
Oak"ling, n.
Defn: A young oak. Evelyn.
OAKUM Oak"um, n. Etym: [AS. acumba; pref. er-, Goth. us-, orig. meaning, out) + cemban to comb, camb comb. See Comb.]
1. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; — used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.
2. The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling. Knight. White oakum, that made from untarred rope.
OAKY
Oak"y, n.