- (v.t.) A rope by which anything is towed; a towline or towrope.
- (n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.
- (v.t.) The act of towing or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.
- (v.t.) That which is towed or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.
- (v.t.) To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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