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Meaning of Taw | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
tɔː

Definitions

  1. The station code of Tai Wai in Hong Kong.
  2. Tawed leather.
  3. A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
  4. The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
  5. A river in Devon, England, which flows into an estuary where it meets the River Torridge.
  6. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
  7. A dance partner.
  8. A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.

Equivalents

العربية إدبغ
Català tau
Suomi tav
Français tav
עברית ת תו
Kurdî tav tav
Latina thau
Русский тав

Examples

“Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles, alone, shooting the taw with a cunnythumb.”
“Walk around your corner; see-saw around your taw.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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