To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local]
To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.] Drayton.
A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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