Tawed vs Pawed - What's the difference?
tawed | pawed |
(taw)
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(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).
(paw)
Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.
As verbs the difference between tawed and pawed
is that tawed is (taw) while pawed is (paw).As an adjective pawed is
having (a specified kind or number of) paws.tawed
English
Verb
(head)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 .
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
* tav * tafNoun
(en noun)External links
* (wikipedia "taw")Etymology 4
Compare , and (m).References
*Anagrams
* * * * ----pawed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- a muddy-pawed puppy
- some four-pawed creature