in tow

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in tow

  1. (of a vehicle, conveyance, etc.) Pulled by means of an attached line, such as a cable, chain, or rope.
  2. (figuratively, usually of persons) Following or accompanying under the direction of another, as if attached by a line and being pulled.
    • 1903, Frank Norris, chapter 2, in The Pit:
      "He's got a man from Cincinnati in tow, and they are going to dine at the Calumet Club."
    • 1987 October 5, “Central America: Speaking His Peace”, in Time:
      The House of Representatives hummed with excitement as Congressmen and Senators, many with their spouses and children in tow, awaited the man of the hour.
    • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, chapter 12, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1848, →OCLC:
      Doctor Blimber accompanied them; and Paul had the honour of being taken in tow by the Doctor himself.
    • 2005, William Mueller, Rome Revisited, →ISBN, page 10:
      Then with an impertinent presumption she came running out the front door with the maid moving in tow.

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  • in tow”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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