† towze-match Obs. rare.
[? f. touse v. 4 + match n.2 2 b.]
‘Match’ made of ‘toused’ or teased hemp or other fibrous material.
| 1627 Capt. Smith Seaman's Gram. ii. 13 Okum is old Ropes torne in peeces like Towze Match, or Hurds of Flax. 1630 ― Trav. & Adv. v. 8 Over that a strong Searcloth, then over all a good thicknesse of Towze-match well tempered with oyle of Linseed. |