Definitions for: Taw

[n] a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
[n] the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Webster (1913) Definition: Taw, n.
Tow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Taw, v. t. [Cf. Tew to tow, Tow, v. t.]
To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.] --Drayton.

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.

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.]

Synonyms: shooter

See Also: alphabetic character, Aramaic alphabet, Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, letter, letter of the alphabet, marble

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