taw
To beat; to scourgeTo beat; to scourge.
Meaning
6 senses(broadly, transitive)To beat; to scourge.
(transitive)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.
(transitive)To turn (animals' hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
To shoot a marble.
To push; to tug; to tow.
(obsolete, transitive)To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
Origin
From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-West GermanFrom 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”).
Unknown. Attested in English from the 18th century. Compare Old English tāw (“instrument”). Also compare Irish togh (“choose, elect”).
Compare tew (“to tow”), and tow.
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Forms
taws, tawing, tawed, tawedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle