Taw

  • 11Taw — (T. River), Quellfluß des Pamlico River …

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  • 12taw — to prepare (leather), from O.E. tawian to do, make, from P.Gmc. *tawojan (Cf. O.Fris. tawa, O.S. toian, M.Du. tauwen, Du. touwen, O.H.G. zouwen to prepare, O.H.G. zawen to succeed, Goth. taujan to make, prepare ), probably related to the r …

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  • 13taw — taw1 [tô] n. [< ?] 1. a fancy marble used to shoot with in playing marbles 2. the line from which the players shoot taw2 [tô] vt. [ME tawen < OE tawian, to prepare, akin to Goth taujan, to do, make < ? IE base * deu , to work on, process …

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  • 14taw|ie — «T ee», adjective. Scottish. easy to deal with; manageable. ╂[perhaps < taw2] …

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  • 15taw — ca·taw·ba; choc·taw; mul·li·ga·taw·ny; TAW; taw·dri·ly; taw·dri·ness; taw·ery; taw·hid; taw·ie; taw·kee; whit·taw·er; taw; taw·dry; taw·er; taw·pie; pris·taw; taw·kin; whit·taw; …

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  • 16taw — I [[t]tɔ[/t]] n. 1) gam a playing marble used as a shooter 2) gam a game in which marbles are knocked out of a circle drawn on the ground by using a marble as a shooter 3) gam Also called taw′ line . the line from which the players shoot 4) gam… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17taw — taw1 /taw/, n. 1. a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter. 2. a game in which marbles are arranged in the center of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground, the object being to knock out as many as possible from the circle; ringer. 3. Also,… …

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  • 18taw´er — taw1 «t», noun, verb. –n. 1. a specially fine marble used for shooting, often streaked or variegated; glassy; monny. SYNONYM(S): agate. 2. the game of marbles. 3. the line from which the players shoot their marbles. –v.i. to shoot a taw …

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  • 19taw — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to prepare (soil), taw, from Old English tawian to prepare, make; akin to Old High German zawjan to hasten, Gothic taujan to do, make Date: before 12th century to tan (skins) usually by a dry process… …

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  • 20taw — 1. verb /tɔː/ a) Specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution. b) to shoot a marble 2. noun /tɔː/ a) …

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