Tawed vs Lawed - What's the difference?

tawed | lawed |


As verbs the difference between tawed and lawed

is that tawed is (taw) while lawed is (lawe).

tawed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (taw)
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    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

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    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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    lawed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lawe)

    • lawe

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

  • To cut off the claws and balls of (e.g. a dog's forefeet).
    • (Wright)
    (Webster 1913)

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