taw
A favorite marble in the game of marblesA favorite marble in the game of marbles.
Meaning
6 sensesA favorite marble in the game of marbles.
a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
A dance partner.
Walk around your corner; see-saw around your taw.
A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
тавtav
тавtav
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
(obsolete)Tawed leather.
Translations
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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 Phoenician 𐤕 (tāw), Hebrew ת (tav), Arabic تاء (tāʔ).
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Forms
plural: tawsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles:shooter
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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