Naw vs Taw - What's the difference?
naw | taw |
(Scotland)
* 2012 , Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh
(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.
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
A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
The twenty-second and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
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)- '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)Derived terms
* tawseEtymology 2
.Noun
(en noun)- Walk around your corner, see-saw around your taw .