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Taw

Taw Meaning & Definition
Taw Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Taw?

[n] a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
[n] the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Synonyms | Synonyms for Taw: shooter

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Taw In Webster's Dictionary

\Taw\, n. Tow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Taw\, v. t. [Cf. {Tew} to tow, {Tow}, v. t.] To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.] --Drayton.
\Taw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tawing}.] [OE. tawen, tewen, AS. t[=a]wian to prepare; cf. D. touwen, Goth. t[=e]wa order, taujan to do, and E. tool. [root]64. Cf. 1st {Tew}, {Tow} the coarse part of flax.] 1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. 2. To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
\Taw\, n. [Cf. AS. t[=a]w instrument.] 1. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles. 2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles. [Colloq. U. S.]

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