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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Taw \Taw\, n. Tow. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Taw \Taw\, v. t. [Cf. {Tew} to tow, {Tow}, v. t.] To push to tug; to tow. [Obs.] --Drayton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Taw \Taw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tawed}; p. pr & vb n. {Tawing}.] [OE. tawen, tewen, AS t[=a]wian to prepare; cf D. touwen Goth. t[=e]wa order taujan to do and E. tool. [root]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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Taw \Taw\, n. [Cf. AS t[=a]w 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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: taw n 1: the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet 2: a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles [syn: {shooter}]
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