The difference between Oakum and Tow
When used as nouns, oakum means a material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding, whereas tow means the act of towing and the condition of being towed.
Tow is also verb with the meaning: to pull something behind one using a line or chain.
check bellow for the other definitions of Oakum and Tow
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Oakum as a noun:
A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding.
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Oakum as a noun:
The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in hackling.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Tow as a verb (transitive):
To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.
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Tow as a verb (running, cycling etc.):
To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
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Tow as a noun:
The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
Examples:
"It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow."
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Tow as a noun:
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
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Tow as a noun:
Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
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Tow as a noun:
A rope or cable used in towing.
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Tow as a noun:
An untwisted bundle of fibers such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.