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taw
1[taw]
noun
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
a game in which marbles are arranged in the center of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground, the object being to knock out as many as possible from the circle; ringer.
Also taw line the line from which the players shoot.
verb (used without object)
to shoot a marble.
taw
2[taw]
verb (used with object)
to prepare or dress (some raw material) for use or further manipulation.
to transform (the skin of an animal) into white leather by the application of minerals, emulsions, etc.
Archaic.to flog; thrash.
taw
3[tahv, tawv, tahf, tawf]
noun
tav.
taw
1/ ɔː /
noun
the line from which the players shoot in marbles
informalback to the beginning
a large marble used for shooting
a game of marbles
taw
2/ ɔː /
verb
to convert (skins) into white leather by treatment with mineral salts, such as alum and salt, rather than by normal tanning processes
archaicto flog; beat
Other Word Forms
- tawer noun
- ˈٲɱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of taw1
Origin of taw2
Word History and Origins
Origin of taw1
Origin of taw2
Example Sentences
He drew a line for taw and lay on his stomach to take aim for the first hole.
The Wart taw that the most perfect breakfast was laid out neatly for two, on a table before the window.
Dogs were low down the list of problems; plus there was a commercial incentive to pick up dog faeces because tanneries used it to taw skins.
But the taw law is an endless tangle of floors and thresholds and limitations, and a Bronco looking tosecure a tax deduction for his gas-passing will have to contend withSection 67.
Low taw rates in Luxembourg and Dutch tax treaties are a factor behind unemployment in other countries.
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