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Etymology

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tow +‎ -ee

Noun

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towee (plural towees)

  1. A vehicle, vessel, etc. being towed.
    • 1933, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar:
      But as the tower and towee reached the cross-roads again, another car, negligently driven, came round the corner, hit the Morris, and severed the tow rope, sending the unfortunate car back again into the shop window []
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