'Taw' definitions:

Definition of 'taw'

noun

The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

noun

A large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles [syn: taw, shooter]

From: GCIDE

Taw \Taw\, v. t. [Cf. Tew to tow, Tow, v. t.] To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.] --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Taw \Taw\, n. [Cf. AS. t[=a]w instrument.]
1. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles. [1913 Webster]
2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]