taw
1a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
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.
Also taw line . the line from which the players shoot.
to shoot a marble.
Origin of taw
1Words Nearby taw
Other definitions for taw (2 of 3)
to prepare or dress (some raw material) for use or further manipulation.
to transform (the skin of an animal) into white leather by the application of minerals, emulsions, etc.
Archaic. to flog; thrash.
Origin of taw
2Other words from taw
- tawer, noun
Other definitions for taw (3 of 3)
tav.
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How to use taw in a sentence
At the Burmese Water Festival, a celebration held in the new capital, Nay Pyi taw, last April, the girls had a breakthrough.
A few tried marbles, but there was scarcely light for the purpose, and ring-taw was quickly abandoned.
Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. KingstonAfter the first shot, every player must shoot from the place at which his taw rests.
The Book of Sports: | William MartinAlley, Ally, al′li, n. a name given by boys to a choice taw or large marble.
His name is Sa-taw-ha, or Hog-Bite, and he is upwards of one hundred years of age.
Letters from the Alleghany Mountains | Charles Lanman
And because the place where they made fires was found, these mountains are called Aw-up Chert-taw to this day.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights | J. William Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for taw (1 of 2)
/ (tɔː) /
the line from which the players shoot in marbles
back to taws Australian informal back to the beginning
a large marble used for shooting
a game of marbles
Origin of taw
1British Dictionary definitions for taw (2 of 2)
/ (tɔː) /
to convert (skins) into white leather by treatment with mineral salts, such as alum and salt, rather than by normal tanning processes
archaic, or dialect to flog; beat
Origin of taw
2Derived forms of taw
- tawer, noun
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