taw

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
3. A dance partner.
4. A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.

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.

Verb

To shoot a marble.

Verb

To push; to tug; to tow.

Sinónimos

shooter

marbles

partner

chuck

taw 1

taw 2

game at marbles

Traducciones

bilye

βόλος

μπίλια

Mitarbeiter

Partner

μαρμάρινος βόλος

συνεργάτης

associé

collègue

partenaire

collaborateur

compagno

collaboratore

thau

knikker

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/tɔː/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con inglés antiguo: tāw

Cognado con fenicio: 𐤕

Cognado con hebreo: ת

Cognado con árabe: تاء

In summary

Unknown. Attested in English from the 18th century. Compare Old English tāw (“instrument”). Also compare Irish togh (“choose, elect”).