towy

[ toh-ee ]

adjective

1. of the nature of or resembling the fiber tow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of towy¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; tow ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

But the cave over Towy keeps the memory of his naughty youth and early manhood still green.

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Towy is here a great, clear, rapid stream, and so it continues for the remaining thirty miles of its career.

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Ben and Towy withdrew, and as they passed out they beheld that the scale of scarlet tablets touched the ground.

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The soil varies much, but in the lower valleys of the Towy and Tf it is exceedingly fertile.

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Much of the scenery in the county, particularly in the upper valley of the Towy, is exceedingly beautiful and varied.

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