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Meaning of when Adam was an oakum boy | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

An extremely long time ago; long before living memory.

archaic, slang

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard when all is said when all is said and done when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when America sneezes, the world catches a cold when in doubt, do nowt