单词 | taw |
释义 | taw1[ taw ] / tɔ / nouna choice or fancy marble used as a shooter. a game in which marbles are arranged in the center of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground, the object being to knock out as many as possible from the circle; ringer. Also taw line . the line from which the players shoot. verb (used without object)to shoot a marble. Origin of taw1First recorded in 1700–10; origin uncertain Words nearby tawtaverna, taverner, tavern nuts, tavern table, TAVR, taw, tawa, tawai, tawdry, tawheowheo, tawhiri Definition for taw (2 of 3)taw2 [ taw ] / tɔ / verb (used with object)to prepare or dress (some raw material) for use or further manipulation. to transform the skin of an animal into white leather by the application of minerals, emulsions, etc. Archaic. to flog; thrash. Origin of taw2before 900; Middle English tawen,Old English tawian; cognate with Dutch touwen,Gothic taujan OTHER WORDS FROM tawtawer, nounDefinition for taw (3 of 3)taw3 [ tahv, tawv, tahf, tawf ] / tɑv, tɔv, tɑf, tɔf / nountav. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tawBritish Dictionary definitions for taw (1 of 2)taw1 / (tɔː) / nounthe line from which the players shoot in marbles back to taws Australian informal back to the beginning a large marble used for shooting a game of marbles Word Origin for tawC18: of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for taw (2 of 2)taw2 / (tɔː) / verb (tr)to convert (skins) into white leather by treatment with mineral salts, such as alum and salt, rather than by normal tanning processes archaic, or dialect to flog; beat Derived forms of tawtawer, nounWord Origin for tawOld English tawian; compare Old High German zouwen to prepare, Gothic taujan to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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