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tow

tow is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.
  2. 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. 3.That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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