Werg — meaning in English

English meaning

• oakum noun Rough fibers combed out of flax or hemp while preparing it for spinning.
• tow verb To pull a vehicle or object behind another using a rope, chain, or line.

Senses

Werg is used for these senses in English:

• oakum Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.
• tow An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

oakum — full definition

1. noun Rough fibers combed out of flax or hemp while preparing it for spinning.
2. noun Fibers pulled from old rope, used to fill gaps in wooden ships, walls and pipes, and sometimes to dress wounds.

tow — full definition

1. verb To pull a vehicle or object behind another using a rope, chain, or line.
2. noun The act of towing, or a vehicle being towed.

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