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(thing) by Woundweavr (4 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:27:14

To give up. To surrender. Comes from the sport of boxing. To end a match, a manager can throw a towel into the ring indicating surrender much like a white flag.

(thing) by sfc (1.7 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sat Dec 30 2000 at 5:52:28

In many areas a manager does not have the ability to throw in the towel. This is a rule that varies by location in boxing. Sometimes only the referee can stop a bout. In modern Boxing matches the refs will stop the fight way before any manager would be throwing towels around.

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