Taw \Taw\, v. t. [Cf. Tew to tow, Tow, v. t.]
To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.]
--Drayton.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Taw \Taw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tawed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tawing.]
[OE. tawen, tewen, AS. t[=a]wian to prepare; cf.
D. touwen, Goth. t[=e]wa order, taujan to do, and E. tool.
[root]64. Cf. 1st Tew, Tow the coarse part of flax.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Taw \Taw\, n. [Cf. AS. t[=a]w instrument.]
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.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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