Associations to the word «Taw»

TAW, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge.

TAW, verb. (transitive) 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, verb. (transitive) Specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.

TAW, noun. (obsolete) Tawed leather.

TAW, noun. A favorite marble in the game of marbles.

TAW, noun. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.

TAW, noun. Ring-taw

TAW, noun. (square dancing) dance partner

TAW, noun. A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.

TAW, verb. To shoot a marble

TAW, noun. The twenty-second and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

TAW, verb. To push; to tug; to tow.

TAW, noun. The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

TAW, noun. A large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles.