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Definition taw
Etymology 1
From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-Germanic *tawjan? (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh?- (“to tie to, secure”).
Cognate with Dutch touwen (“to rope, tether, curry”), Dutch tuien (“to fasten with ropes”), German Tau (“rope, hawser, cable”), Gothic ?????? (taujan, “to make, prepare”). Related to tool and tether.
Verb
taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
- (transitive, by extension) To beat; to scourge.
- (transitive) To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
Noun
taw
- (obsolete) Tawed leather.
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
taw (plural taws)
- A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
- A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
- (square dancing) A dance partner.
- A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
Verb
taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
- To shoot a marble.
Etymology 3
Noun
taw (plural taws)
- The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
Etymology 4
Compare tew (“to tow”), and tow.
Verb
taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
- To push; to tug; to tow.
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