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taw
/tɔː/
verb 6noun 6name 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
alone, see-saw
VERB + TAW
shooting
TAW + NOUN
cunnythumb
PREP.
around, with
Definitions
verb
1
To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
2
To beat; to scourge.
3
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.
4
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.
noun
1
Tawed leather.
noun
1
A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles, alone, shooting the taw with a cunnythumb.
2
A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
3
A dance partner.
Walk around your corner; see-saw around your taw.
4
A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles, alone, shooting the taw with a cunnythumb.
Wiktionary02
Walk around your corner; see-saw around your taw.
Wiktionary03
Swans vpon the Streame to tawe me
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