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A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along; -- so called because it is necessary to guess at the length to be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant object.
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v. t.
A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.
imp. & p. p.
of Tow
v. t.
The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.
n.
A vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat.
n.
A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
v. t.
That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.
v. t.
Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See Drag sail (below).
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