How to pronounce tow

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What tow means

noun

Most people know tow in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

Short, rough fibers of flax or hemp

In a sentence: The spinner twisted the tow into a coarse thread for making sacks.

Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word used in words about spinning. It is a different word from tow, to pull, which comes from the Old English togian.

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