v. - To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
v. - Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex.
v. i. - To work hard; to strive; to fuse.
v. t. - To tow along, as a vessel.
n. - A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.