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Definitions for Taw

[1] a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
[2] 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.
[3] Also taw line . the line from which the players shoot.
[4] to shoot a marble.
[5] to prepare or dress (some raw material) for use or further manipulation.
[6] to transform the skin of an animal into white leather by the application of minerals, emulsions, etc.
[7] Archaic . to flog; thrash.
[8] tav.
[9] the line from which the players shoot in marbles
[10] back to taws Australian informal back to the beginning
[11] a large marble used for shooting
[12] a game of marbles
[13] to convert (skins) into white leather by treatment with mineral salts, such as alum and salt, rather than by normal tanning processes
[14] archaic , or dialect to flog; beat

Words nearby Taw

tavern nuts, tavern table, taverna, taverner, tavr, taw, tawa, tawai, tawdry, tawheowheo, tawhiri

Origin of Taw

2before 900; Middle English tawen, Old English tawian; cognate with Dutch touwen, Gothic taujan

Other words from Taw

taw·er , noun

Word origin for Taw

Old English tawian; compare Old High German zouwen to prepare, Gothic taujan to make