| n. | 1. | The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle. |
| v. t. | 1. | To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope. |
| n. | 1. | A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. |
| 2. | The act of towing, or the state of being towed; - chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow. | |
| 3. | That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect. |
| Noun | 1. | tow - the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" Synonyms: towage |
| Verb | 1. | tow - drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" |