tow : Idioms & Phrases
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rope tow
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noun a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto
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ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system
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noun a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship
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ski tow
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noun a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
lift; ski lift.
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Swingling tow
- the coarse part of flax, separated from the finer by swingling and hatcheling.
Webster 1913
tow car
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noun a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
tow car; wrecker.
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tow truck
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noun a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
tow car; wrecker.
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tow-head
Tow"-head` noun
Definitions
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An urchin who has soft, whitish hair. Colloq. -
(Zoöl.) The hooded merganser. Local, U.S.
Webster 1913
tow-headed snake
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noun boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape
rubber boa; Charina bottae.
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towing line
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noun (nautical) a rope used in towing
towing line; towrope; towline.
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towing path
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noun a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
towpath.
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towing rope
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noun (nautical) a rope used in towing
towing line; towrope; towline.
