The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Taw \Taw\, n. [Cf. AS. t[=a]w instrument.]
   1. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles.
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   2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of
      marbles. [Colloq. U. S.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Taw \Taw\, n.
   Tow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Taw \Taw\, v. t. [Cf. Tew to tow, Tow, v. t.]
   To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Taw \Taw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tawed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tawing.] [OE. tawen, tewen, AS. t[=a]wian to prepare; cf.
   D. touwen, Goth. t[=e]wa order, taujan to do, and E. tool.
   [root]64. Cf. 1st Tew, Tow the coarse part of flax.]
   1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence,
      to beat; to scourge. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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   2. 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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

taw
    n 1: the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
    2: a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles [syn:
       taw, shooter]