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taw1 definition

taw (tô)

noun

  1. a fancy marble used to shoot with in playing marbles
  2. the line from which the players shoot

Etymology: < ?

taw2 definition

taw (tô)

transitive verb

to prepare (a natural product) for further treatment or use; specif., to make (skins) into leather by treating with alum, salt, etc.

Etymology: ME tawen < OE tawian, to prepare, akin to Goth taujan, to do, make < ? IE base *deu-, to work on, process (something)

taw3 definition

taw (täf, täv)

noun

tav

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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