tow
/toʊ/ noun C2- An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
- The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).
Plural tows
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“Then, in order not to hinder you, I will get up with you if you please in your carriage, and Tom shall follow with my phaeton in tow.”
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