taw noun¹. [tɔ:] rare. obsolete exc. Scot. M16.
[from TAW verb. Cf. TAWS.]
1. Tawed leather. Only in M16.

2. A thong, a whip, a lash. L18.

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taw noun². [tɔ:] Long obsolete exc. Scot. rare. E17.
[Origin unkn.]
A fibre of a root.

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taw noun³. [taʊ] Also tav [tɑ:f], (now rare) tau. M17.
[Hebrew tāw. Cf. TAU noun¹.]
The final letter of the Hebrew alphabet; the corresponding letter in any of various ancient Semitic alphabets.

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taw noun⁴. [tɔ:] E18.
[Origin unkn.]
1. A large marble. Cf. TOLLEY. E18.

2. A game of marbles. E18.

3. The line from which a player shoots a marble in a game of marbles. M18.

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taw verb trans. [tɔ:]
[Old English tawian rel. to Old Saxon tōgean, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch touwen, Old High German zouwen, Gothic taujan, from Germanic base meaning 'do, make, prepare'. Cf. TEW verb¹, TOOL noun.]
1. Make ready, prepare, or dress (raw material) for use or further treatment; spec. make (hide) into leather without tannin, esp. by steeping in a solution of alum and salt. OE.

2. Treat (a person) abusively or with contumely; torment; harass; outrage. OE-M16.

3. Whip, flog, or thrash (a person). obsolete exc. Scot. & dial. E17.

■ tawer noun LME.

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