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Etymology 1

Old English toġian

Verb

Infinitive to tow

Third person singular tows

Simple past towed

Past participle towed

Present participle towing

to 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.
Translations
pull something using a line
  • Russian: буксировать ru(ru), тянуть ru(ru)
  • Spanish: remolcar es(es)

Noun

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Singular tow

Plural tows

tow (plural tows)

  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.
Translations
act of towing
  • German: Schleppen de(de) n., Abschleppen de(de) n.
  • Portuguese: reboque
  • Russian: буксировка ru(ru) f.
  • Spanish: remolque es(es) m.
something that tows
  • German: Schlepper de(de) m.
  • Portuguese: reboque, rebocador
  • Russian: буксир ru(ru) m., тягач ru(ru) m.
  • Spanish: remolque es(es) m., remolcador es(es) m. (boat)
something that is towed
  • Portuguese: reboque
cable used in towing
  • German: Schlepptau de(de) n.
  • Russian: буксировочный ru(ru) трос ru(ru) m.
Derived terms

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].

Noun

Singular tow

Plural tows

tow (plural tows)

  1. An untwisted bundle of fibers such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
bundle of fibers

References

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

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