noun
a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum
• Hypernyms: ↑hand tool
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ nounEtymology: probably from obsolete rave to pull (from Middle English raven) + hook
: a hooked tool for enlarging or clearing seams (as of a boat) to receive oakum or other caulking material
Useful english dictionary. 2012.