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Taw vs Daw - What's the difference?

taw | daw |

In obsolete terms the difference between taw and daw

is that taw is tawed leather while daw is to daunt; to terrify.

As an initialism DAW is

dispense As Written.

As a proper noun Daw is

{{surname|from=given names}.

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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    daw

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Dispense As Written
  • Digital Audio Workstation

    • Anagrams

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