Tow, tō, v.t. to pull a vessel through the water with a rope.—n. originally a rope for towing with: the coarse part of flax or hemp: the act of towing.—ns. Tow′age, act of towing: money for towing; Tow′-boat, a boat that is towed, or one used for towing other vessels.—n.pl. Tow′ing-bitts, upright timbers projecting above the deck for fastening tow-lines to.—ns. Tow′ing-net, a drag-net for collecting objects of natural history, &c.; Tow′ing-path, Tow′-path, a path, generally by the side of a canal or river, for horses towing barges; Tow′-ī′ron, a toggle-iron used in whaling; Tow′line, a line used in towing.—adj. Tow′y, like tow. [A.S. teóhan, teón. Cf. Tug.]
Toward, tō′ard, Towards, tō′ardz, prep. in the direction of: with a tendency to: for, as a help to: near, about.—adv. nearly: in a state of preparation. [A.S. tóweard, adj.—tó, to, and ward, sig. direction.]
Toward, -ly, tō′ward, -li, adj. ready to do or learn: apt.—ns. Tō′wardness, Tō′wardliness.
Towel, tow′el, n. a cloth for wiping the skin after it is washed, and for other purposes: an altar-cloth.—ns. Tow′el-horse, -rack, a frame for hanging towels on; Tow′elling, cloth for towels: a thrashing.—A lead towel, a bullet; An oaken towel, a cudgel. [O. Fr. touaille—Old High Ger. twahilla (Ger. zwehle)—Old High Ger. twahan, to wash.]
Tower, tow′ėr, n. a lofty building, standing alone or forming part of another: a fortress: (her.) a bearing representing a tower with battlements, &c.: a high head-dress worn by women under William III. and Anne.—v.i. to rise into the air: to be lofty.—v.t. (Milt.) to rise aloft into.—adjs. Tow′ered, having towers; Tow′ering, very high, elevated: very violent; Tow′ery, having towers: lofty. [O. Fr. tur—L. turris, a tower.]
Towhee, tow′hē, n. the chewink, ground-robin, or marsh-robin of the United States. [Imit.]
Town, town, n. a place larger than a village, not a city: the inhabitants of a town.—ns. Town′-clerk, a clerk who keeps the records of a town; Town′-coun′cil, the governing body in a town, elected by the ratepayers; Town′-coun′cillor, a member of a town-council; Town′-crī′er, one who cries or makes public proclamations in a town; Town′hall, a public hall for the official business of a town; Town′house, a house or building for transacting the public business of a town: a house in town as opposed to one in the country.—adj. Town′ish, characteristic of town as opposed to country.—ns. Town′land, a township; Town′-meet′ing, in New England, a primary meeting of the voters of a town.—n.pl. Towns′folk, the folk or people of a town.—ns. Town′ship, the territory or district of a town: the corporation of a town: a district; Towns′man, an inhabitant or fellow-inhabitant of a town.—n.pl. Towns′people, townsfolk.—ns. Town′-talk, the general talk of a town: the subject of common conversation; Town′y, a townsman. [A.S. tún, an enclosure, town; Ice. tún, an enclosure, Ger. zaun, a hedge.]
To-worne, tōō-worn′, p.adj. (Spens.) worn-out.
Toxicology, tok-si-kol′ō-ji, n. the science of poisons.—ns. Toxē′mia, Toxæ′mia, Toxicē′mia, Toxicæ′mia, blood-poisoning.—adjs. Toxē′mic, Toxæ′mic, septicemic; Tox′ic, -al, pertaining to poisons, toxicological.—adv. Tox′ically.—adj. Tox′icant, poisoning.—n. a poison.—adj. Toxicolog′ical, pertaining to toxicology.—adv. Toxicolog′ically.—ns. Toxicol′ogist, one versed in toxicology; Toxicō′sis, a morbid condition caused by the action of a poison; Tox′in, -e, a poisonous ptomaine. [Gr. toxikon, arrow-poison—toxikos, for the bow—toxon, a bow, logia—legein, to say.]
Toxophilite, tok-sof′i-līt, n. a lover of archery: an archer.—adj. Toxophilit′ic. [Gr. toxon, a bow, philein, to love.]