towingn.¹

/ˈtəʊɪŋ/

Etymology: < tow v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of tow v.¹; esp. the dragging of a boat or ship by a tow-line; also, the drawing of a fine net behind a boat or other vessel for the capture of marine zoological specimens, and in plural the proceeds of this, the specimens captured.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [noun] > towing

towagea1327

towing1611

tracking1839

the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > pulling by a line or rope

towing1611

the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > equipment for collecting or preserving > of marine life > specimens captured

towing1887

1494 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 248 Item, for a rape..quhilk was brokyne wyth towen of the tymmyr..ij s. iiij d.]

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Toüaige, Towage, the towing of a ship by boats, or at the sterne of another ship.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 168 Sir Richard Levison,..with towing, got out the Warspite, the Defiance, the Swiftsure, the Marline.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 168 By the Help of Towing and Setting as well as they could, they came to a flatter Shore.

1857 C. Gribble in Mercantile Marine Mag. (1858) 5 7 They monopolize the towing in and out.

1887 Smithsonian Rep. II. 135 The surface towings he obtained are very rich in interesting forms.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

towing-banquette n.

ΚΠ

1791 Rep. Navig. Thames & Isis, Estimate 4 A Loop of the River cut through, a Towing-Banquete formed, and Water deepened, £90.

towing barge n.

towing-bitts n.

towing bollard n.

ΚΠ

1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. xii. 132 Advantage is taken of the hollow towing bollards..and the mast..to utilise these also as uptakes.

towing-boom n.

ΚΠ

1897 G. Grenfell in H. H. Johnston G. Grenfell & Congo (1908) I. xii. 258 [It] had been firmly secured to the after bollards, as well as to the towing-boom forward.

towing bracket n.

ΚΠ

1959 Motor Manual (ed. 36) xiii. 269 For cars so built it is seldom possible to have an adequate towing bracket made up by the ‘little man round the corner’ who happens to have a welding plant and some iron.

1977 West Briton 25 Aug. 17/1 (advt.) All types of caravan repairs undertaken,..towing brackets supplied and fitted.

towing-gear n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing

towing-gear1857

1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes viii. 205 I began to be afraid that something must have gone wrong with the towing-gear.

towing-hook n.

ΚΠ

1867Towing-hook [see towing-bridle n. at Compounds 2].

towing-vessel n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > tug

tow-boat1815

tracker1817

tug1817

tug-boat1832

towing-vessel1834

steam-tug1835

tug-steamer1861

tow1874

pusher tug1936

1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 308 The recent introduction of steam towing-vessels.

C2.

towing-bridle n. (bridle n. 6(a)) a stout chain, cable, or iron rail secured at the ends, with a towing-hook to which the tow-line is attached.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing > specific

towing-bridle1867

towing-post1867

tow-rail1894

tow-post1908

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Towing-bridle, a stout chain, with a hook at each end, for attaching a tow-rope to; also, a large towing-hook in the bight of the chain.

towing-lights n. (plural) white lights carried one above another by a vessel which has another or others in tow ( Funk's Stand. Dict. 1895).

towing-net n. = tow-net n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > equipment for collecting or preserving

towing-net1816

tow-net1816

field book1840

sky-hook1934

1816 J. K. Tuckey Narr. Exped. River Zaire (1818) i. 11 The towing-net was now..tolerably successful, taking up from time to time various species of mollusca.

towing-path n. = tow-path n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun] > beside a canal or river for towing

line-way1464

towing-path1726

tow-path1788

track-road1828

track-path1839

trackway1873

barge-walk1880

1726 London Gaz. No. 6447/7 Using for Towing or Haleing-Paths.

1795 J. Phillips Gen. Hist. Inland Navigation (rev. ed.) Add. 100 The towing path of this canal may be used by occupiers of lands as a bridle-way.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xii. 102 A cottage which stood alone, close to the towing-path of the canal.

towing-post n. see quot.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing > specific

towing-bridle1867

towing-post1867

tow-rail1894

tow-post1908

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Towing-post, a substantial timber fixed through the deck of a steam-tug for making the tow-rope fast to. Also, a similar post in canal barges to keep the tow-line up clear of the path.

towing-rope n. = tow-rope n.

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

1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 322/1 Whether it was feasible without a towing-rope to get the barge through the water-way.

1882 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis I. 315 A towing rope was fastened to the top of the mast.

towing-timber n. = towing-post n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

towingn.²

Etymology: < tow v.³ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtowing.

The action or process of tow v.³; combing or carding flax. (See also quot. 1891.)

ΚΠ

1891 Cent. Dict. Towing, in curled-hair manuf., the operation of picking to pieces the ropes of hair after they have been steeped in water and then subjected to slow heat [to give a permanent curl to the hair].

Compounds

† towing-mill n. Obsolete a carding-machine: see quot. 1789.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > combing > machine

carding engine1776

carding machine1779

towing-mill1789

comber1831

breaker1875

breaking-enginea1877

1789 Trans. Soc. Arts 7 195 Mills..in Yorkshire..called Towing-Mills..worked by men turning them backward and forward, till the wool is sufficiently opened for use.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

towingn.³

Etymology: < tow v.⁴ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtowing.

Pottery Manufacturing

The action or process of smoothing the surface of (earthenware or china) when in the dry clay state before firing, by rubbing it with tow, sand-paper, or flannel.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [noun] > specific processes

fictilage1610

throwing1686

fritting1816

biscuiting1819

slapping1825

blunging1832

jigging1865

baking1868

bossinga1877

kaolinization1886

towing1892

jolleying1901

saggaring1901

mould-running1910

mullitization1939

double-dipping1940

Belgicization1942

prefiring1944

press-moulding1953

1892 Daily News 23 July 5/4 Mr. Brewer, a factory inspector in the Derby district, calls attention to the probable extension of the method of putting a finer surface on earthenware, which is known as ‘towing’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

towingadj.

Brit.

/ˈtəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊɪŋ/

Etymology: < tow v.¹ + -ing suffix².

That drags or pulls (in various senses of tow v.¹). (In quot. 1909 transferred.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by drawing along > [adjective]

drawing1399

tractory1684

towing1795

tractile1839

society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [adjective] > that tows

towing1795

1795 Act 35 Geo. III c. 106 §23 For the making..a Way or Road for the Towing Horses.

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1247/1 As the vessel towed affects the motions of the other, much attention is required on her part to second the intentions of the towing vessel.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Feb. 4/1 To couple up a towing machine to a fully equipped [motor-]car by means of a strap.

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

n.¹1611

n.²1789

n.³1892

adj.1795

单词	towing
释义	towingn.¹ /ˈtəʊɪŋ/ Etymology: < tow v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of tow v.¹; esp. the dragging of a boat or ship by a tow-line; also, the drawing of a fine net behind a boat or other vessel for the capture of marine zoological specimens, and in plural the proceeds of this, the specimens captured. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [noun] > towing towagea1327 towing1611 tracking1839 the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > pulling by a line or rope towing1611 the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > equipment for collecting or preserving > of marine life > specimens captured towing1887 1494 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 248 Item, for a rape..quhilk was brokyne wyth towen of the tymmyr..ij s. iiij d.] 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Toüaige, Towage, the towing of a ship by boats, or at the sterne of another ship. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 168 Sir Richard Levison,..with towing, got out the Warspite, the Defiance, the Swiftsure, the Marline. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 168 By the Help of Towing and Setting as well as they could, they came to a flatter Shore. 1857 C. Gribble in Mercantile Marine Mag. (1858) 5 7 They monopolize the towing in and out. 1887 Smithsonian Rep. II. 135 The surface towings he obtained are very rich in interesting forms. Compounds C1. General attributive. towing-banquette n. ΚΠ 1791 Rep. Navig. Thames & Isis, Estimate 4 A Loop of the River cut through, a Towing-Banquete formed, and Water deepened, £90. towing barge n. towing-bitts n. towing bollard n. ΚΠ 1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. xii. 132 Advantage is taken of the hollow towing bollards..and the mast..to utilise these also as uptakes. towing-boom n. ΚΠ 1897 G. Grenfell in H. H. Johnston G. Grenfell & Congo (1908) I. xii. 258 [It] had been firmly secured to the after bollards, as well as to the towing-boom forward. towing bracket n. ΚΠ 1959 Motor Manual (ed. 36) xiii. 269 For cars so built it is seldom possible to have an adequate towing bracket made up by the ‘little man round the corner’ who happens to have a welding plant and some iron. 1977 West Briton 25 Aug. 17/1 (advt.) All types of caravan repairs undertaken,..towing brackets supplied and fitted. towing-gear n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing towing-gear1857 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes viii. 205 I began to be afraid that something must have gone wrong with the towing-gear. towing-hook n. ΚΠ 1867Towing-hook [see towing-bridle n. at Compounds 2]. towing-vessel n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > tug tow-boat1815 tracker1817 tug1817 tug-boat1832 towing-vessel1834 steam-tug1835 tug-steamer1861 tow1874 pusher tug1936 1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 308 The recent introduction of steam towing-vessels. C2. towing-bridle n. (bridle n. 6(a)) a stout chain, cable, or iron rail secured at the ends, with a towing-hook to which the tow-line is attached. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing > specific towing-bridle1867 towing-post1867 tow-rail1894 tow-post1908 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Towing-bridle, a stout chain, with a hook at each end, for attaching a tow-rope to; also, a large towing-hook in the bight of the chain. towing-lights n. (plural) white lights carried one above another by a vessel which has another or others in tow ( Funk's Stand. Dict. 1895). towing-net n. = tow-net n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > equipment for collecting or preserving towing-net1816 tow-net1816 field book1840 sky-hook1934 1816 J. K. Tuckey Narr. Exped. River Zaire (1818) i. 11 The towing-net was now..tolerably successful, taking up from time to time various species of mollusca. towing-path n. = tow-path n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun] > beside a canal or river for towing line-way1464 towing-path1726 tow-path1788 track-road1828 track-path1839 trackway1873 barge-walk1880 1726 London Gaz. No. 6447/7 Using for Towing or Haleing-Paths. 1795 J. Phillips Gen. Hist. Inland Navigation (rev. ed.) Add. 100 The towing path of this canal may be used by occupiers of lands as a bridle-way. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xii. 102 A cottage which stood alone, close to the towing-path of the canal. towing-post n. see quot. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing > specific towing-bridle1867 towing-post1867 tow-rail1894 tow-post1908 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Towing-post, a substantial timber fixed through the deck of a steam-tug for making the tow-rope fast to. Also, a similar post in canal barges to keep the tow-line up clear of the path. towing-rope n. = tow-rope n. 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 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 322/1 Whether it was feasible without a towing-rope to get the barge through the water-way. 1882 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis I. 315 A towing rope was fastened to the top of the mast. towing-timber n. = towing-post n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018). towingn.² Etymology: < tow v.³ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtowing. The action or process of tow v.³; combing or carding flax. (See also quot. 1891.) ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. Towing, in curled-hair manuf., the operation of picking to pieces the ropes of hair after they have been steeped in water and then subjected to slow heat [to give a permanent curl to the hair]. Compounds † towing-mill n. Obsolete a carding-machine: see quot. 1789. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > combing > machine carding engine1776 carding machine1779 towing-mill1789 comber1831 breaker1875 breaking-enginea1877 1789 Trans. Soc. Arts 7 195 Mills..in Yorkshire..called Towing-Mills..worked by men turning them backward and forward, till the wool is sufficiently opened for use. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). towingn.³ Etymology: < tow v.⁴ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtowing. Pottery Manufacturing The action or process of smoothing the surface of (earthenware or china) when in the dry clay state before firing, by rubbing it with tow, sand-paper, or flannel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [noun] > specific processes fictilage1610 throwing1686 fritting1816 biscuiting1819 slapping1825 blunging1832 jigging1865 baking1868 bossinga1877 kaolinization1886 towing1892 jolleying1901 saggaring1901 mould-running1910 mullitization1939 double-dipping1940 Belgicization1942 prefiring1944 press-moulding1953 1892 Daily News 23 July 5/4 Mr. Brewer, a factory inspector in the Derby district, calls attention to the probable extension of the method of putting a finer surface on earthenware, which is known as ‘towing’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). towingadj. Brit. /ˈtəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtoʊɪŋ/ Etymology: < tow v.¹ + -ing suffix². That drags or pulls (in various senses of tow v.¹). (In quot. 1909 transferred.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by drawing along > [adjective] drawing1399 tractory1684 towing1795 tractile1839 society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [adjective] > that tows towing1795 1795 Act 35 Geo. III c. 106 §23 For the making..a Way or Road for the Towing Horses. 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1247/1 As the vessel towed affects the motions of the other, much attention is required on her part to second the intentions of the towing vessel. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Feb. 4/1 To couple up a towing machine to a fully equipped [motor-]car by means of a strap. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1611n.²1789n.³1892adj.1795
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