The difference between Hards and Oakum

When used as nouns, hards means the refuse or coarse part of flax, whereas oakum means a material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding.


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  1. Hards as a noun:

  1. Hards as a noun:

    The refuse or coarse part of flax; tow.

  1. Oakum as a noun:

    A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding.

  2. Oakum as a noun:

    The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in hackling.

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