tow (redirected from Towy)

tow¹

1. Informal (in motor racing, etc.) the act of taking advantage of the slipstream of another car (esp in the phrase get a tow)

2. short for ski tow

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tow²

1. the fibres of hemp, flax, jute, etc., in the scutched state

2. synthetic fibres preparatory to spinning

3. the coarser fibres discarded after combing

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tow [tō]

(engineering)

To haul by a rope or chain, for example, to haul a disabled ship by another vessel or an automotive vehicle by another vehicle.

To propel by pushing, as a tugboat piloting a ship.

(textiles)

The broken, short, matted fiber that is removed during separation of long fibers of flax, hemp, or jute,

A large number of continuous filaments collected in ropelike form without a definite twist.

The coarsest linen yarns used to make crash.