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  • noun Alternative spelling of tow bar.

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Examples

  • Any MP readers - if I pass and get towbar will I be posted a million miles away and will the extra travelling make the extra £££ redundant?

    Big Hair and A Short Attention Span « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • I happened to be one who had a towbar on my vehicle.

    Anyone know much about Stephen Kearney? Glyn Davies 2008

  • Heart pounding, hands clenched on the towbar of the gravsled, Chekov scowled accusingly down at Mutchler's feet.

    Firestorm L.A Graf 2000

  • They call it a squid: a jet-propelled cylinder about a meter long, with a headlight at the front end and a towbar at the back.

    Starfish 1999

  • The pickup was a big, fat, bright red Dodge Ramcharger, with a chrome towbar on the front and four big bright deer spotters mounted atop the cab.

    The Last Starfighter Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- Last starfighter 1984

  • He stayed with the farmer for a while discussing the axle for the new trailer, and the towbar, and making a few sketches for the mechanic to work from.

    On The Beach Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1957

  • He stayed with the farmer for a while discussing the axle for the new trailer, and the towbar, and making a few sketches for the mechanic to work from.

    On The Beach Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1936

  • Nundah man arrested after alleged attempted theft of two caravans from Tingalpa business A MAN has been arrested after possibly the worst ram raid fail ever - involving a stolen ute, two caravans, a badly-hitched towbar, a brick wall and a foot chase.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Nundah man arrested after alleged attempted theft of two caravans from Tingalpa business A MAN has been arrested after possibly the worst ram raid fail ever - involving a stolen ute, two caravans, a badly-hitched towbar, a brick wall and a foot chase.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Prosecutor Ray Gibson said the force of the impact snapped the towbar off Mr McMahon's vehicle and forced the car's rear into its front grille.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

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