About The Word Tow
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What's The Definition Of Tow?
[n] the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"
[v] drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tow: towage Related Terms | Find terms related to Tow: See Also | draw | haul | haulage | pull along | schlep | shlep | tug Tow In Webster's Dictionary \Tow\, n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel. ? a
tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E. taw, v.t.]
The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from
the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.
\Tow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Towed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Towing}.] [OE. towen, to?en; akin to OFries. toga to pull about, OHG. zog[=o]n, Icel. toga, AS. tohline a towline, and AS.te['o]n to draw, p. p. getogen. See {Tug}] To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope. \Tow\, n. [Cf. Icel. taug a rope, from the same root as E. tow, v. t.] 1. A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. 2. The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow. 3. That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect. |
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