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Gawn vs Tawn - What's the difference?

gawn | tawn |

As nouns the difference between gawn and tawn

is that gawn is a small tub or lading vessel while tawn is a tan.

As verbs the difference between gawn and tawn

is that gawn is eye dialect spelling of certain regional pronunciations of going while tawn is to tan, make tawny.

gawn

English

Etymology 1

Corrupted from (gallon).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A small tub or lading vessel.
    • (Johnson)
    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 2

    Corrupted from (going)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (eye dialect) Eye dialect spelling of certain regional pronunciations of going.
  • *1841 , Susan Edmonstone Ferrier, The Inheritance , page 8:
    • I'm no used to your grandees, and I'm no gawn' to begin to learn fashionable mainners noo — so dinna ask me — I'm no ' gawn to mak a fule o' mysel' at this time o' day.
  • *2007 , Jacqueline Wales, When the Crow Sings , page 110:
    • Agnes came in dressed in nightgown and curlers. “Are we still gawn' to the church bingo the night? I told Bessie I'd be ' gawn .”
  • *2014 , Charles R. Allen, 99 Cent Adventure Time Stories: The House of Weird Sleep , page 3:
    • “Ah'm gawn' to tear yore skin off with this here whip,” came the guttural voice from behind him. “Then ah'm ' gawn to rub salt in the cuts an' leave you hyar on the floor.”
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    tawn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tan, make tawny.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A tan.
  • * 1851 ,
    • In the complexion of a third still lingers a tropic tawn , but slightly bleached withal; HE doubtless has tarried whole weeks ashore.

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