White oakum, that made from untarred rope.
Oak"y (?), n. Resembling oak; strong. Bp. Hall.
Oar (?), n [AS. r; akin to Icel. r, Dan. aare, Sw. åra; perh. akin to
E. row, v. Cf. Rowlock.]
1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber,
usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad
blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the
loom.
An oar is a kind of long paddle, which swings about a kind of fulcrum,
called a rowlock, fixed to the side of the boat.