Tawing

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  • v. Present participle of taw.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The manufacture of leather from raw hides or skins, without the use of tannin, by various processes involving treatment with saline substances, as common salt, alum, or iron salts, or with fatty matters, as fish-oil, neat's-foot oil, etc., or by the use of both saline and fatty materials together, with prolonged rubbing, working, and stretching.
  • Word Usage
    "Where tannin is not used and only the chemicals are employed, it is called 'tawing' the leather, instead of 'tanning.'""
    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