tow

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English toġian, from Proto-Germanic *tugōnan (German ziohan), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.

[edit] Verb

tow (third-person singular simple present tows, present participle towing, simple past and past participle towed)

  1. (transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.
[edit] Translations
pull something using a line

[edit] Noun

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  1. The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
  2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
  3. Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
  4. A rope or cable used in towing.
[edit] Translations
act of towing
something that tows
something that is towed
cable used in towing
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Terms derived from the noun tow

[edit] Etymology 2

Origin uncertain; compare Old Norse tó (“uncleansed wool”), Old English tow- (“spinning”) (in compounds, e.g. towcræft, towhūs), perhaps cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “do, make”)[1].

[edit] Noun

tow (plural tows)

  1. An untwisted bundle of fibers such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
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[edit] Translations
bundle of fibers

[edit] References

  1. ^ “tow” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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