Tow Rag 

Means a low-life, scum, or loser.

Originally a British Royal Naval term. This was a long piece of rope, either frayed at the end, or with a bit of rag tied to the end of it, permanently fixed to a ship, which was dangled into the sea, and therefore, towed, next to the wooden plank with a hole in it which was secured over the edge of the ship, used as a toilet. After the sailor had finished his ablutions, he lifted the rope out of the water, and then wiped his rear-end clean with the wet, frayed end of the rope, and when he finished wiping, the soiled end of the rope was dropped back into the sea to clean itself as it was towed along by the ship. a Towed Rag.

You Tow rag...

Tow Rag by Nosher1964 February 23, 2011

Tow Rag 

Often spelt as Toe Rag or toerag.

Originally was Tow Rag from the red rag tied to the end of a truck carrying a long load (in England) or the rag tied to the rope towing another vehicle so people would not decapitate themselves by going through the gap.

Pretty well the rear end of everything and of no other use.
(Being poilte here)

"you useless tow rag"

Tow Rag by Colin in Spain January 16, 2010

towrag 

TOWRAG = Tomfoolery Orchestrated Wisely Reveals A Genius

Did you see those guys wearing those TOWRAG shirts last night.

towrag by Daveboss August 4, 2007

towrag 

Tow Rag
A piece of rope used for wiping the ass, swinging from the fore deckinga criss-cross of planking/rope/bowsprit netting, into the sea-used for soil cleaning and dropped back into the sea, to be used by next sailor.

Hence, an ass wipe. 1800 onward, on wooden ships.

Tow Rag ...

''Where is that little towrag''

towrag by jerrycornelius93 December 20, 2022