TAW

Taw

Taw, tav, or taf is the twenty-second and last letter in many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew taw and Arabic alphabet .

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taw

Noun

  1. Tawed leather.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
  2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
  3. ring-taw
  4. dance partner
    Walk around your corner, see-saw around your taw.
  5. A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.

Noun (etymology 3)

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

Verb

  1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge.
  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.
  3. Specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. to shoot a marble

Verb (etymology 3)

  1. To push; to tug; to tow.


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