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Taw
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Tow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles.
2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles. [Colloq. U.S.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.] Drayton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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.