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Tallow vs Beeswax - What's the difference?

tallow | beeswax |

As nouns the difference between tallow and beeswax

is that tallow is a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc; used to make candles, soap and lubricants while beeswax is a wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.

As verbs the difference between tallow and beeswax

is that tallow is to grease or smear with tallow while beeswax is to polish (something) with beeswax.

tallow

English

(wikipedia tallow)

Noun

(-)
  • a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants
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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grease or smear with tallow.
  • To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
  • to tallow sheep

    beeswax

    Noun

  • A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
  • (colloquial) “Business”; in phrases like mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
  • Synonyms

    * (when used as a glazing agent)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To polish (something) with beeswax.