tow-ropen.

Brit.

/ˈtəʊrəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊˌroʊp/

Etymology: < tow v.¹ + rope n.¹

A rope (hawser, cable, or the like) used in towing.

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

1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 119 We called to them to take hold of a Towe-Rope, but they refused.

1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1893–9) VIII. 75 You will follow the bark of liberty only by the help of a tow-rope.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. viii. 69 The tow-rope was slackened by a turn of the stream.

Derivatives

An illegal practice. See propping n. 3 for quots.

Categories »

ˈtow-ˌroping n. in railway-shunting, the drawing of a vehicle by an engine on a parallel line of rails by means of a rope connecting the two.

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

单词	tow-rope
释义	tow-ropen. Brit. /ˈtəʊrəʊp/, U.S. /ˈtoʊˌroʊp/ Etymology: < tow v.¹ + rope n.¹ A rope (hawser, cable, or the like) used in towing. 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 1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 119 We called to them to take hold of a Towe-Rope, but they refused. 1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1893–9) VIII. 75 You will follow the bark of liberty only by the help of a tow-rope. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. viii. 69 The tow-rope was slackened by a turn of the stream. Derivatives An illegal practice. See propping n. 3 for quots. Categories » ˈtow-ˌroping n. in railway-shunting, the drawing of a vehicle by an engine on a parallel line of rails by means of a rope connecting the two. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1743
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