TAW

taw, shooter

(noun) a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

taw

(noun) the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Taw

A river in Devon, England, which flows into an estuary where it meets the River Torridge.

Anagrams

• ATW, AWT, TWA, Twa, WAT, WTA, Wat, wat

Etymology 1

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.

(transitive) To turn (animals' hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.

Noun

taw

(obsolete) Tawed leather.

Etymology 2

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

Verb

taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)

To push; to tug; to tow.

Anagrams

• ATW, AWT, TWA, Twa, WAT, WTA, Wat, wat

Source: Wiktionary

Taw, n.

Definition: Tow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Taw, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Tew to tow, Tow, v. t.]

Definition: To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.] Drayton.

Taw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tawing.] Etym: [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.]

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, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. taw instrument.]

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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition