towstern.
/ˈtəʊstə/ = tower n.2Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > pulling by a line or rope > one who
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1885 E. P. Warren & C. F. M. Cleverly Wanderings ‘Beetle’ 24 The towsters came to a halt.
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