~ 1 [ tɔ: ]
■ verb make (hide) into leather by soaking it in a solution of alum and salt (rather than using tannin).
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
OE ~ian , of Gmc origin; related to tool .
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~ 2 [ tɔ: ]
■ noun a large marble.
↘a game of marbles.
↘a line from which players throw marbles.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.