About The Word Taw
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Taw
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Taw: See Also | alphabetic character | Aramaic alphabet | Hebraic alphabet | Hebrew alphabet | letter | letter of the alphabet | marble 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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