taw

Meanings

Plural: taws

Noun

the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
Tawed leather.
A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
A dance partner.
A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.

Verb

To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
To beat; to scourge.
To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
To turn (animals' hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
To shoot a marble.
To push; to tug; to tow.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-West Germanic *tawōn, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“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.

Synonyms

shooter

Scrabble Score: 6

taw is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
taw is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
taw is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

taw is a valid Words With Friends word