dewilso Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 That's the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budeneighe Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Simple answer: towd - pronounced toad. it is a noun (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accumack Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Dinghy. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Actually there is a reason that people say "toad" and that is to quickly ID to other RVers that we are talking about a car being pulled behind, not something else towed behind a tow vehicle. The jargon evolves to help people know what each is talking about, especially when it is the written word. Dinghy works too, though for those of us with a sailing background it has another (but similar) meaning. Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXiceman Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 I always use dinghy. A toad is a little amphibian that hops. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce t Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Would sound a bit strange if we pulled a frog behind the motorhome! Imagine all the greenies up in arms. Seriously I think it simply started as RVers having a bit of fun with the word 'towed'. regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isa Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 And what's wrong with F R O G - Four Rolling On the Ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce t Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budeneighe Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Reminds me of to, too, and two.... I still write it towd so it is unambiguously clear... in writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfrank Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 My Toad's tag is "TOWD"! The MH's tag is "TOWR". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 I always use dinghy. A toad is a little amphibian that hops. Ken If the waves are big enough a dinghy hops. Linda Sand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budeneighe Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 My Toad's tag is "TOWD"! The MH's tag is "TOWR". Like I said, a noun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 The word is towed, used to describe a vehicle that is towed behind another, it is a descriptive noun in this use. How you say it is your choice, or regional accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 When you guys get this one nailed down, take on the definition of who or what is a fulltimer for a real challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaH Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I've always referred to a vehicle being towed as a "toad." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCherry Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 We used the same term in the Field Artillery for the towed howitzers we manned and pulled with a vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamer Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Jeep Toad Jeep when hooked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 When you guys get this one nailed down, take on the definition of who or what is a fulltimer for a real challenge! A cousin is a full-timer, they live full-time in a 1976 TT set permanently in an RV park at Ft. Myers Beach. It is legally an RV because FL requires insurance and license plates as such, even though it cannot move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce t Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 So if a vehicle that is towed behind a motorhome is a 'toad' is a trailer towed behind a 5th wheel a tadpole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-n-Dennis Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 We used to use dingy (ex coastie and all). Then brought MIL on a trip. Dingy is now fully reserved for her as a verb, noun, and name. Toad or tow'd is whatever we're dragging behind (excluding MIL who would then be a dingy). Of course the MH is called Big Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 So if a vehicle that is towed behind a motorhome is a 'toad' is a trailer towed behind a 5th wheel a tadpole? Now you've done it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 So, it it's toad, will I get warts handling the thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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