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TOW-LINE
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TOW-LINE
TOW-LINE, a small hawser generally used to remove a ship from one part of an harbour or road to another, by means of anchors, capsterns, &c. as explained in the article WARPING. It is also employed occasionally to moor a small vessel in a harbour, conveniently sheltered from the wind and sea.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 295, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1382.html