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tawed |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Taw \Taw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tawed}; p. pr & vb n. {Tawing}.] [OE. tawen, tewen, AS t[=a]wian to prepare; cf D. touwen Goth. t[=e]wa order taujan to do and E. tool. [root]64. Cf 1st {Tew}, {Tow} the coarse part of flax.] 1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence to beat to scourge. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl 2. To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them
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