Meaning of Taw | Babel Free
tɔːDefinitions
- The station code of Tai Wai in Hong Kong.
- Tawed leather.
- A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
- The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
- A river in Devon, England, which flows into an estuary where it meets the River Torridge.
- A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
- A dance partner.
- A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
Equivalents
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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