tow-line
(ˈtəʊlaɪn)
[f. tow v.1 or n.4 + line n.2]
A line, rope, or hawser by which anything is towed; spec. in Whaling, the whale-line.
| 1719 De Foe Crusoe (1840) II. ix. 204 Taking the end of a tow-line in his hand. 1725 ― Voy. round World (1840) 347 The greatest difficulty was for tow-lines to draw the boats by. 1839 Marryat Phant. Ship xvii, The boats had cast off the tow-lines. 1881 Times 20 June 6/5 The tow⁓lines of the tugs were made fast to the barque. |