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towboat


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Towboat  \Tow"boat`\,  n. 
  1.  A  vessel  constructed  for  being  towed,  as  a  canal  boat. 
 
  2.  A  steamer  used  for  towing  other  vessels;  a  tug. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tug  \Tug\,  n. 
  1.  A  pull  with  the  utmost  effort,  as  in  the  athletic  contest 
  called  tug  of  war;  a  supreme  effort. 
 
  At  the  tug  he  falls,  Vast  ruins  come  along  rent 
  from  the  smoking  walls.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  A  sort  of  vehicle,  used  for  conveying  timber  and  heavy 
  articles.  [Prov.  Eng.]  --Halliwell. 
 
  3.  (Naut.)  A  small  powerful  steamboat  used  to  tow  vessels; 
  --  called  also  {steam  tug},  {tugboat},  and  {towboat}. 
 
  4.  A  trace,  or  drawing  strap,  of  a  harness. 
 
  5.  (Mining.)  An  iron  hook  of  a  hoisting  tub,  to  which  a 
  tackle  is  affixed. 
 
  {Tug  iron},  an  iron  hook  or  button  to  which  a  tug  or  trace 
  may  be  attached,  as  on  the  shaft  of  a  wagon. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  towboat 
  n  :  a  powerful  small  boat  designed  to  pull  or  push  larger  ships 
  [syn:  {tugboat},  {tug}] 




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