taw

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

compagno

collaboratore

sinonimi

shooter

marbles

partner

chuck

taw 1

taw 2

game at marbles

Traduzioni

bilye

βόλος

μπίλια

Mitarbeiter

Partner

μαρμάρινος βόλος

συνεργάτης

associé

collègue

partenaire

collaborateur

thau

knikker

compagnon

knikkerspel

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/tɔː/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine inglese antico: tāw

Affine fenicio: 𐤕

Affine ebraico: ת

Affine arabo: تاء

In summary

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