What does "tow" mean?
Tow: A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.
Additional senses
- 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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