tow-linen.

Brit.

/ˈtəʊlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊˌlaɪn/

Etymology: < tow v.¹ or tow n.⁴ + line n.²

A line, rope, or hawser by which anything is towed; spec. in Whaling, the whale-line.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > tow-rope

tow1600

tow-line1719

tow-rope1743

cordelle1811

track-rope1816

towing-rope1838

track-line1856

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 224 Taking the End of a Tow-Line in his Hand.

1725 D. Defoe Voy. round World (1840) 347 The greatest difficulty was for tow-lines to draw the boats by.

1839 F. Marryat Phantom Ship II. xvii. 105 The boats had cast off the tow lines.

1881 Times 20 June 6/5 The tow~lines of the tugs were made fast to the barque.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tow-line
释义	tow-linen. Brit. /ˈtəʊlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈtoʊˌlaɪn/ Etymology: < tow v.¹ or tow n.⁴ + line n.² A line, rope, or hawser by which anything is towed; spec. in Whaling, the whale-line. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > tow-rope tow1600 tow-line1719 tow-rope1743 cordelle1811 track-rope1816 towing-rope1838 track-line1856 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 224 Taking the End of a Tow-Line in his Hand. 1725 D. Defoe Voy. round World (1840) 347 The greatest difficulty was for tow-lines to draw the boats by. 1839 F. Marryat Phantom Ship II. xvii. 105 The boats had cast off the tow lines. 1881 Times 20 June 6/5 The tow~lines of the tugs were made fast to the barque. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1719
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