tow-path
(ˈtəʊpɑːθ, -æ-)
[f. tow v.1 + path.]
A path by the side of a canal or navigable river for use in towing; = towing-path (towing vbl. n.1 b).
| 1788 G. Washington Diary 2 June (1925) III. 361 A tow path on the Maryland side. 1846 Worcester, Tow-path, a narrow path travelled by horses in dragging boats along a canal. Baldwin. 1882 R. Mackenzie America 305 He had begun life on the towpath as a driver of mules. 1910 Blackw. Mag. May 634/1 The towpath was knee-deep in water. |