Hyphenation of oakums

Are you trying to hyphenate oakums? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

oakums

Definitions of oakums:

1.	Loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes When impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships

Last hyphenations of this language

temperedness consecution nouther overspreading fgB offed alalunga Theophrastian fasciculite welshes cowlings Bhabha molecular superindependence Huldah discomforted hexatetrahedron disanchor acetalize

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.