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Pronunciation: /təʊ/

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Definition of tow

noun

[mass noun]
  • the coarse and broken part of flax or hemp prepared for spinning.
  • [count noun] a bundle of untwisted natural or man-made fibres.

Derivatives

towy

Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊi/

adjective

Origin:

Old English (recorded in towcræft 'spinning'), of Germanic origin

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