Talk:tow

The usual British pronunciation for etymology 2 is surely taʊ, to rhyme with tau, not təʊ to rhyme with toe. (But this page is so complex already, that it would require an expert in the conventions of this wiki to fix it). Sminthopsis84 (talk) 16:37, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Chambers Dictionary only has /təʊ/ for both. Equinox ◑ 16:40, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for checking. I've heard it pronounced that way in Australia (possibly with Scots influence), and there was reference to that pronunciation in older versions of wikipedia going back to 2007. There's also this description of UlsterScots. So is Scots English/Ulster English permitted in wiktionary? Sminthopsis84 (talk) 22:24, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

You could add another pronunciation line with the appropriate regional gloss. Equinox ◑ 07:10, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

etymology

I wonder if the second sense is related to tough? 174.125.239.4 08:44, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

towhead

@Pingku Wiktionary here shows the origin of one of the meanings of towhead, connecting the hair definition of towhead to the flax definition of tow. However, this does not seem to hold for the island definition of towhead. What does tow mean in that context? After that is determined, where does the second definition of towhead go in the derived terms on the head page? Geographyinitiative (talk) 09:53, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

@Geographyinitiative: Frankly, I don't know. However, it seems believable that the same construction may apply, with different meanings for tow and head (perhaps not ones we have listed). Without further information, I don't see a compelling reason to split by etymology. You could, of course, raise the issue in Etymology Scriptorium, to see if anyone can contribute an etymology.— Pingku^dimmi 11:58, 21 August 2020 (UTC)