v. t. [ Cf. Taw to tow, Tow, v. t. ] To tow along, as a vessel. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [ Local ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Ethnol.) A tribe of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of New Mexico and adjacent regions. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Fatigued; worn with labor or hardship. [ Obs. or Local ] Mir. for Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. tuel, OF. tuiel, tuel, F. tuyau; of Teutonic origin; cf. Dan. tud, D. tuit, Prov. G. zaute. Cf. Tuyère. ]
n. (Zool.) The lapwing; -- called also
v. t. [ See Tew, v. t. ] To beat; to break, as flax or hemp. [ Obs. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]