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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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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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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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