towed
simple past tense and past participle of tow
Source: Wiktionary
Tow, n. Etym: [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel. taw, v.t.]
Definition: The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.
Tow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Towed; p. pr. & vb. n. Towing.] Etym: [OE. towen, totoga to pull about, OHG. zogon, Icel. toga, AS. tohline a towline, and AS.teón to draw, p.p. getogen. See Tug]
Definition: To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.
Tow, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel.taug a rope, from the same root as E.tow, v. t.]
1. A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.
2. The act of towing, or the state of being towed;-chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.
3. That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
