"tow iron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tow irons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tow iron (plural tow irons)
  1. A toggle iron used in whaling.
    Sense id: en-tow_iron-en-noun-smPLIBEw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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