[taw] vt [ME, to prepare for use, fr. OE tawian; akin to OHG zawjan to hasten, Goth taujan to do, make] (bef. 12c): to dress (skins) usu. by a dry process (as with alum or salt)
[2]taw n [Heb taw, lit., mark, cross] (1701): the 23d letter of the Hebrew alphabet [3]taw n [origin unknown] (1709) 1 a: a marble used as a shooter b: ringtaw
2: the line from which players shoot at marbles
3: a square-dance partner [4]taw vi (1863): to shoot a marble