Tow (?), n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel. � a tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E. taw, v.t.] The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.