Tow definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TOW, v.t. [L. duco.] To drag, as a boat or ... by horses. Boats on canals are usually towed by horses. TOW, n. [L. stupa.] The coarse and broken part of flax ... of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" [syn: tow, towage] v 1: drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" Merriam Webster's I. verb ...
Tow-head definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tow-head Tow"-head`, n. A low alluvial island or shoal in a river. [Local, U. S.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tow-head Tow"-head`, n. 1. An urchin who has soft, whitish hair ...
Tow-line definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TOW-LINE, n. [tow and line.] A small hawser, used to tow a ship, etc. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. ( Naut. ) Small hawser, tow-rope.
tow truck definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) [syn: tow truck, tow car, wrecker] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1944 a truck ... and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (tow trucks) A tow truck is a motor vehicle which is used to pull ...
in tow definitions Merriam Webster's phrasal 1. under guidance or protection < taken in tow by a friendly native > 2. accompanying or following usually as ... attending or dependent party < not easy shopping with kids in tow >
ski tow definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill [syn: ski tow, ski lift, lift] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1935 1 ...
Swingling tow definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swingling Swin"gling, a. & n. from Swingle, v. t. Swingling tow, the coarse part of flax, separated from the finer by ...