英语词汇“taws”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

taws n., pl. taws. [Chiefly Scot.]

Scottish Termsa whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top.
Scottish Termsa leather whip having its tip divided into smaller strips, used to punish schoolchildren.

Old Norse taug rope; cognate with Old English tēag tie
plural of obsolete taw 1505–15

taw¹ n.

Gamesa choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
Gamesa 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.
GamesAlso, taw′ line′. the line from which the players shoot.

v.i.

Gamesto shoot a marble.

origin, originally uncertain 1700–10

taw² v.t.

to prepare or dress (some raw material) for use or further manipulation.
Clothingto transform the skin of an animal into white leather by the application of minerals, emulsions, etc.
[Archaic.]to flog;
thrash.

bef. 900; Middle English tawen, Old English tawian; cognate with Dutch touwen, Gothic taujan

taw′er, n.

taw³ n.

Linguisticstav.

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taw /tɔː/ n

the line from which the players shoot in marbles
back to taws ⇒ Austral informal back to the beginning
a large marble used for shooting
a game of marbles

Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin

taw /tɔː/ vb (transitive)

to convert (skins) into white leather by treatment with mineral salts, such as alum and salt, rather than by normal tanning processes

Etymology: Old English tawian; compare Old High German zouwen to prepare, Gothic taujan to make

ˈtawer n

tawse, taws /tɔːz/ chiefly Scot n

a leather strap having one end cut into thongs, formerly used as an instrument of punishment by a schoolteacher

Etymology: 16th Century: probably plural of obsolete taw strip of leather; see taw²

单词	taws
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 taws (tôz, täz),USA pronunciation n., pl. taws. [Chiefly Scot.] Scottish Termsa whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top. Scottish Termsa leather whip having its tip divided into smaller strips, used to punish schoolchildren. Old Norse taug rope; cognate with Old English tēag tie plural of obsolete taw 1505–15 WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 taw¹ (tô),USA pronunciation n. Gamesa choice or fancy marble used as a shooter. Gamesa 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. GamesAlso, taw′ line′. the line from which the players shoot. v.i. Gamesto shoot a marble. origin, originally uncertain 1700–10 taw² (tô),USA pronunciation v.t. to prepare or dress (some raw material) for use or further manipulation. Clothingto transform the skin of an animal into white leather by the application of minerals, emulsions, etc. [Archaic.]to flog; thrash. bef. 900; Middle English tawen, Old English tawian; cognate with Dutch touwen, Gothic taujan taw′er, n. taw³ (täv, tôv, täf, tôf ),USA pronunciation n. Linguisticstav. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: taw /tɔː/ n the line from which the players shoot in marbles back to taws ⇒ Austral informal back to the beginning a large marble used for shooting a game of marbles Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin taw /tɔː/ vb (transitive) to convert (skins) into white leather by treatment with mineral salts, such as alum and salt, rather than by normal tanning processes Etymology: Old English tawian; compare Old High German zouwen to prepare, Gothic taujan to make ˈtawer n Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tawse, taws /tɔːz/ chiefly Scot n a leather strap having one end cut into thongs, formerly used as an instrument of punishment by a schoolteacher Etymology: 16th Century: probably plural of obsolete taw strip of leather; see taw²
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