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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Towel

/toul/ · Tow·el · IPA /[tʰæɒ̯ɫ]/
01 n. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath.
  1. 1.
    A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath.
Phrases & compounds
Towel gourd — the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant Luffa Aegyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds, is used as a sponge or towel. Called also Egyptian bath sponge, and dishcloth.
02 v. t. To beat with a stick.
  1. 1.
    To beat with a stick.[Prov. Eng.]