"to prepare" (leather), from Old English tawian "prepare, make ready, make; cultivate," also "harass, insult, outrage" to do, make," from Proto-Germanic *tawjan (cognates: Old Frisian tawa, Old Saxon toian, Middle Dutch tauwen, Dutch touwen, Old High German zouwen "to prepare," Old High German zawen "to succeed," Gothic taujan "to make, prepare"), from Proto-Germanic root *taw- "to make, manufacture" (compare tool (n.)).
taw (n.)
"a game at marbles," 1709, of unknown origin.
权威例句
1. At TAW, we strive to ? help you get the most out of your ? university life.
在 taw, 我们竭尽全力帮助大家能够在大学生活中得到最珍贵的体验与回忆.
2. The Taiwanese Association at Western ( TAW ) is a non - profIt'student - run ? organization at the University of Western Ontario.
西安大略大学台湾同学会 ( TAW ) 是一个西安大略大学内的 非营利性 学生组织.
3. Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles , alone , shooting the taw with a cunnythumb.