Usually means: Absorbent paper for cleaning spills.
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  1. paper towel: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. paper towel: Merriam-Webster
  3. paper towel: Collins English Dictionary
  4. paper towel: Vocabulary.com
  5. paper towel: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. paper towel: Wiktionary
  7. paper towel: Dictionary.com
  8. Paper towel: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. paper towel: Rhymezone
  10. paper towel: FreeDictionary.org
  11. paper towel: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. paper towel: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Paper towel: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See paper_toweling as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (paper towel)

noun:  (Canada, US, Australia, countable) A sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls.
noun:  (British) A sheet of absorbent paper dispensed in restrooms, usually used for drying washed hands.

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