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tawed

tawed is the simple past and past participle of taw.

Meaning of taw

Verb (1)

taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To beat; to scourge.
  3. (transitive) 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.
    1. (transitive) To turn (animals' hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.

Verb (2)

taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)

  1. To shoot a marble.

Verb (3)

taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)

  1. To push; to tug; to tow.
    • Swans vpon the Streame to tawe me1630, Michael Drayton, The Muses' Elizium

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Questions about tawed

What is tawed the simple past and past participle of?
Tawed is the simple past and past participle of taw.

Words near tawed in the dictionary

  1. tawdry
  2. tawdry lace
  3. tawdry laces
  4. tawe
  5. Tawe-Uchaf
  6. tawed
  7. taweez
  8. taweezes
  9. tawer
  10. taweries
  11. tawers

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