†q. Scottish. Miningcolloquial. to run the tow: to slide down the winding rope of a mineshaft. Obsolete.
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1861 Coal Mines: Rep. Inspectors 1860 xii. 139 in Parl. Papers XXII. 173 It is not an uncommon thing for underground workmen to ‘run the tow’ in shallow pits.
1883 W. S. GresleyGloss. Terms Coal Mining 209Run the tow, sliding down the pit-shaft on the winding rope.