a. int. A word used in calling a hawk, and in urging on greyhounds. b. vb. trans. To urge (greyhounds) on with this call.
1575. Turberv., Falconrie, 182. Make them come from it to your fist … with calling and chirping to them, saying: Towe, Towe, or Stowe, Stowe, as Falconers vse.
1793. F. Grose, Olio (1796), 178. Towing on two greyhounds, the constant attendants on his steps, pursued the game. Note. Tow, Tow, used in setting on greyhounds in Gloucestershire.
