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 Definitions for Tow: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Tow \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.
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2. The act of towing, or the state of being towed; -- chiefly
used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.
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3. That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge,
raft, collection of boats, ect.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Tow \Tow\ (t[=o]), n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel.
t[=o] 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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Tow \Tow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Towed (t[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Towing.] [OE. towen, to[yogh]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.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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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"
[syn: towage]
v : drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Tow
(Judg. 16:9). See FLAX.
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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Tow, TX
Zip code(s): 78672
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