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tout ensemble
tout le monde
tovarish
tow (1)
tow (2)
tow-away zone
tow-colored
tow-haired
tow sack
tow truck
towage
toward
towbar
towboat
towel
towelette
toweling
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tow sack

tow sack


noun 
Definition:
 
Southern U.S. 
Same as  gunnysack


[<tow2, because used for carrying tow]

Regional History

Tow sack is an Interior Southern term that extends from Virginia in a southerly and westerly direction. Rare in the lower Southeast from the Carolinas to Lower Mississippi, the term may be strongest in the Lower Mississippi Valley, with considerable evidence of usage in Texas and beyond.

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