{Meaking iron} (Naut.), the tool with which old oakum is picked out of a vessel's seams. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Meaking — This interesting surname of English origin, with spellings of Meakin, Meaking, Makin, Meaken, Meeking, etc., is either a diminutive of May, which itself is a pet form of Matthew, from the middle English given name Mathew, coming from the hebrew… … Surnames reference
Meaking iron — Meaking Meak ing, n. [See {Meak}.] (Naut.) The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked. [1913 Webster] {Meaking iron} (Naut.), the tool with which old oakum is picked out of a vessel s seams. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meaking — … Useful english dictionary
Meakin — This interesting surname of English origin, with spellings of Meakin, Meaking, Makin, Meaken, Meeking, etc., is either a diminutive of May, which itself is a pet form of Matthew, from the middle English given name Mathew, coming from the hebrew… … Surnames reference
