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Old 06-28-2009
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A "tow rope" could be rather a painter, a sea painter, or a towing hawser or line. I'd expect that on inland waters it might be referred to as a tow rope, in much the same way that 1000' ore carriers are called "boats" when they are demonstrably not boats.
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