"Tow" meaning in All languages combined

See Tow on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Tows [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, variant of Tough, from the adjective tough. Also compare the Scottish surname Tulloch. * As a Chinese surname, converged from several Romanizations, such as 陶 (Dao), 曹 (cáo) (Cao), 杜 (dù) (Du), 蘇/苏 (sū) (Su). Etymology templates: {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Tows}} Tow (plural Tows)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Tow-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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