taw

taw ¹  (tô)

tr.v. tawed, taw·ing, taws

To convert (skin) into white leather by mineral tanning, as with alum and salt.

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[Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian, to prepare.]

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tawer n.

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taw ²  (tô)

n.

1. Chiefly Southern U.S. A large, fancy marble used for shooting.

2. The line from which a player shoots in marbles.

3. A game of marbles.

intr.v. tawed, taw·ing, taws

To shoot a marble.

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[Origin unknown.]

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taw ³  (täf, tôf)

n.

Variant of tav.

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taw¹

n

1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) the line from which the players shoot in marbles

back to taws Austral informal back to the beginning

3. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a large marble used for shooting

4. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a game of marbles

[of unknown origin]

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taw²

vb (tr)

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) to convert (skins) into white leather by treatment with mineral salts, such as alum and salt, rather than by normal tanning processes

2. Archaic or dialect to flog; beat

[Old English tawian; compare Old High German zouwen to prepare, Gothic taujan to make]

tawer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	taw - the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew script - a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
	2.	taw - a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles shooter marble - a small ball of glass that is used in various games