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Jaw vs Taw - What's the difference?

jaw | taw |

In lang=en terms the difference between jaw and taw

is that jaw is to scold; to clamor while taw is specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.

As nouns the difference between jaw and taw

is that jaw is one of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth while taw is (obsolete) tawed leather or taw can be a favorite marble in the game of marbles or taw can be the twenty-second and last letter of many semitic alphabets/abjads (phoenician, aramaic, hebrew, syriac, arabic and others).

As verbs the difference between jaw and taw

is that jaw is to assail or abuse by scolding while taw is (obsolete) to prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge or taw can be to shoot a marble or taw can be to push; to tug; to tow.

jaw

English

(wikipedia jaw)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
  • The part of the face below the mouth.
    • His jaw dropped in amazement.
  • (figuratively) Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.
    • the jaws''' of a pass; the '''jaws''' of darkness; the '''jaws of death.
  • A notch or opening.
  • A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
    • the jaw of a railway-car pedestal.
  • One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
    • the jaws''' of a vise; the '''jaws of a stone-crushing machine.
  • (nautical) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
  • (slang, dated) Impudent or abusive talk.
  • (slang) Axle guard.

    • Derived terms

    * jawbone * jaw-dropping * make someone's jaw drop * slack-jawed

    See also

    * chin

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To assail or abuse by scolding.
  • To scold; to clamor.
  • (informal) To talk; to converse.
  • (snooker, transitive, intransitive) (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.

    • taw

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Related to (l) and (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge.
  • 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.
  • Specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
    • Related terms
    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Tawed leather.

    • Derived terms

    * tawse

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
  • A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
  • ring-taw
  • (square dancing) dance partner
    • Walk around your corner, see-saw around your taw .
  • A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to shoot a marble

    • Etymology 3

    Alternative forms

    * tav * taf

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-second and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "taw")

    Etymology 4

    Compare , and (m).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push; to tug; to tow.
    • (Drayton)
    (Webster 1913)

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