taw Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  2. noun a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
    shooter.

WordNet

Taw noun
Definitions
  1. Tow. Obs. Chaucer.
Taw transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Tew to tow, Tow, v. t.
Definitions
  1. To push; to tug; to tow. Obs. Drayton.
Taw transitive verb
Etymology
OE. tawen, tewen, AS. tawian to prepare; cf. D. touwen, Goth. tewa order, taujan to do, and E. tool. *64. Cf. 1st Tew, Tow the coarse part of flax.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Tawed ; present participle & verbal noun Tawing
Definitions
  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 noun
Etymology
Cf. AS. taw instrument.
Definitions
  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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