Category:Taw

Taw, n.

Defn: tow. [obs.] Chaucer.

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

Defn: to push; to tug; to tow. [obs.] Drayton.

Taw 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 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.]