Tow \Tow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Towed; p. pr. & vb. n. Towing.]

[OE. towen, to?en; akin to OFries. toga to pull about, OHG. zog[=o]n, Icel. toga, AS. tohline a towline, and AS.te['o]n to draw, p. p. getogen. See Tug] To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)