tow2

 
Pronunciation: /təʊ/

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