taw (English, verb)
expansion: taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
Senses:
glosses: To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
tags: obsolete
transitive
glosses: To beat; to scourge.
tags: broadly
transitive
glosses: 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.
tags: transitive
glosses: 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.
To turn (animals' hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: taws
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: tawing
tags: participle
present
form: tawed
tags: participle
past
form: tawed
tags: past