taw

See also Taw

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /tɔː/
• Homophones: tau (Greek letter)

Etymology 1

From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-Germanic *tawjanan (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewǝ- (“to tie to, secure”). Cognate with Dutch touwen (“to rope, tether, curry”), Dutch tuien (“to fasten with ropes”), German Tau (“rope, hawser, cable”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “to make, prepare”). Related to tool and tether.

Verb

taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To prepare.
2. (transitive) Specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.

Noun

taw (plural taws)

1. (obsolete) Tawed leather.

Derived terms

• tawse

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Noun

taw (plural taws)

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. (square dancing) dance partner

   Walk around your corner, see-saw around your taw.

5. A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.

Verb

taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)

1. to shoot a marble

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• tav
• taf

Noun

taw (plural taws)

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

Translations

Semitic letter

Latin: thau (la) n.

External links

• Taw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• ATW
• TWA
• wat, Wat
• WTA