taws

verb

Meaning

To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
(by extension) To beat; to scourge.
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.
A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
(square dancing) A dance partner.
A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
To shoot a marble.
The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac and Arabic.
To push; to tug; to tow.
A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.

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