[taw] 
| 1. | a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter. |
| 2. | a game in which marbles are arranged in the center of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground, the object being to knock out as many as possible from the circle; ringer. |
| 3. | Also, taw line. the line from which the players shoot. |
| 4. | to shoot a marble. |
[taw] | 1. | to prepare or dress (some raw material) for use or further manipulation. |
| 2. | to transform the skin of an animal into white leather by the application of minerals, emulsions, etc. |
| 3. | Archaic. to flog; thrash. |
| tav also taw (täf, tôf) n. The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Hebrew tāw, of Phoenician origin; see tww in Semitic roots.] |
| taw 1 (tô) tr.v. tawed, taw·ing, taws To convert (skin) into white leather by mineral tanning, as with alum and salt. [Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian, to prepare.] taw'er n. |
| taw 2 (tô) n.
To shoot a marble. [Origin unknown.] |
| taw 3 (täf, tôf) n. Variant of tav. |
| Main Entry: | taw1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a large marble used as a shooter in games |
| Main Entry: | taw2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the line from which marbles are shot |
| Main Entry: | taw3 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a square-dance partner |
| Main Entry: | taw4 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| Etymology: | Hebrew 'cross' |
| Main Entry: | taw |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to shoot a marble |
| Usage: | intransitive |