taw

English

/tɔː/, /ˈtaʊ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
  • (transitive) To beat; to scourge.
  • (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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tawen inherited from Old English tawian (prepare for use, do, make) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną (make, prepare) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (tie to, secure, fit, be able, arrange), *dewh₂- (tie to, secure, fit, be able, arrange).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewh₂-

Gloss

tie to, secure, fit, be able, arrange

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