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Naw vs Taw - What's the difference?

naw | taw |

As an interjection naw

is eye dialect of lang=en.

As a verb taw is

to prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge.

As a noun taw is

tawed leather.

naw

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (Scotland)
  • * 2012 , Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh
  • 'Naw , hen, sorry. Ye're too young for us. Come back when you've got a couple mair years under yer belt, eh?'
    ----

    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.
  • 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).
  • Etymology 4

    Compare , and (m).

    Verb

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

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