Taw

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To convert (skin) into white leather by mineral tanning, as with alum and salt.
  • n. Chiefly Southern U.S. A large, fancy marble used for shooting.
  • n. The line from which a player shoots in marbles.
  • n. A game of marbles.
  • verb-intransitive. To shoot a marble.
  • n. Variant of tav.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To prepare.
  • v. Specifically, to turn (animalsā€™ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
  • n. Tawed leather.
  • n. A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
  • n. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
  • n. ring-taw
  • n. dance partner
  • n. A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
  • v. to shoot a marble
  • n. The twenty-second and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Tow.
  • v. To push; to tug; to tow.
  • v. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge.
  • v. 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.
  • n. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles.
  • n. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The twenty-second and last letter (R) of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to the English t. Its numerical value is 400.
  • To work, dress, or prepare (some raw material) for use or for further manipulation.
  • Especially To make (hides) into leather, specifically by soaking them, after cleaning, in a solution of alum and salt. See leather, tanning.
  • To harden or make tough.
  • To beat; thrash.
  • To torture; torment.
  • n. Implements; tackle.
  • n. A Middle English variant of tow.
  • n. A game at marbles.
  • n. The line or limit from which the players shoot in playing marbles.
  • n. A marble. Compare alley-taw.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  • n. a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
  • Verb Form
    tawed    tawing    taws   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Form
    tawed    tawing    tawse   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tow    push    tug    tew    scourge    alle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Jl    Mn    tj    ernudder    PV    DH    jedge    herse'f    freezin    stop