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▪ I. tought Now dial.
Also 7 towght, 9 dial. towt |taʊt|.
[Origin obscure. It answers in form, but barely in sense, to OFris. tocht, EFris. tocht, togt, MDu. tocht, togt, Du. togt, draught, drawing.]
A length or section of an angler's hair-line, a link, a trace; also a piece of spun yarn (E.D.D.).
1676Cotton Angler ii. v. 39 Take a strong small silk..and then whip it twice or thrice about the bare hook..both to prevent slipping, and also that the shanck of the hook may not cut the hairs of your Towght. 1681J. Chetham Angler's Vade-m. ii. §6 (1689) 10 When you make lines, especially 4 or 5 of the lowermost links, Gildards or toughts. 1905Eng. Dial. Dict., Towt, tout, towght, old rope, a piece of spun yarn, or a single strand of tarred rope used as a lashing.
▪ II. tought, -e
obs. ff. taut, tough. |