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tow·el
[tou-uhl, toul] noun, verb, tow·eled, tow·el·ing or (especially British) tow·elled, tow·el·ling. noun
1.
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
verb (used with object)
2.
to wipe or dry with a towel.
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Throw in the towel
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
3.
throw in the towel, Informal. to concede defeat; give up; yield: He vowed he would never throw in the towel.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French toaille cloth for washing or wiping < West Germanic *thwahliō (> Old High German dwahilla, akin to dwahal bath); cognate with Gothic thwahl, thwēal washing
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French toaille cloth for washing or wiping < West Germanic *thwahliō (> Old High German dwahilla, akin to dwahal bath); cognate with Gothic thwahl, thwēal washing
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Cultural Dictionary
throw in the towel definition
To quit in defeat. The phrase comes from boxing, in which a fighter indicates surrender by throwing a towel into the ring: “After losing the election, he threw in the towel on his political career.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
throw in the towel definitionand throw in the sponge; toss in the sponge
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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