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Definitions for Taws

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

Words related to Taws

skin, thong, strap, thrash, tan, parchment, whip, strop, goatskin, tooling, sheepskin, oxhide

Words nearby Taws

tawney, tawny, tawny owl, tawny pipit, tawpie, taws, tawse, tax, tax avoidance, tax break, tax certificate

Origin of Taws

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

Other words from Taws

taw·er , noun

Word origin for Taws

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

Synonyms for Taws

skin, cat-o'-nine-tails, goatskin, parchment, sheepskin, strap, strop, tan, thong, thrash, tooling, whip, oxhide