n. [ Cf. AS. mēce sword, OS. māki, Icel. maekir. ] A hook with a long handle. [ Obs. ] Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]
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.),