taw (redirected from tawing)

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.]

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