taw

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive)To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
2. (broadly, transitive)To beat; to scourge.
3. (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.
4. (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.
5. To shoot a marble.
6. To push; to tug; to tow.

   “Swans vpon the Streame to tawe me”

noun

1. (obsolete)Tawed leather.
2. A favorite marble in the game of marbles.

   “Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles, alone, shooting the taw with a cunnythumb.”

3. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
4. A dance partner.

   “Walk around your corner; see-saw around your taw.”

5. A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
6. The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.

name

1. A river in Devon, England, which flows into an estuary where it meets the River Torridge.
2. The station code of Tai Wai in Hong Kong.