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tow⋅line

[toh-lahyn]
–noun
a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.

Origin:
1710–20; tow 1 + line 1 ; cf. OE tohlīne (see tow 3 )
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tow·line   (tō'līn')   
n.  A line used in towing a vessel or vehicle.
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