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🔠 A Hebrew letter 🔵 A large marble
taw

taw

9.9
A large marble used to hit other marbles in the game
  • noun
  • /tɔ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : taw
  • Look at my shiny taw!

Examples

  • Using a heavy taw gives players more control over their shots.

  • He picked up a shiny taw from the ground.

  • He picked out his favorite taw before the game began.

  • She won three taws from her friends during recess.

  • The children excitedly gathered their taw marbles to start the game.

  • He used his favorite taw to aim at the other marbles in the circle.

  • In marbles, a taw is typically larger and used to strike smaller ones.

Synonyms

marble
vstaw
58 1.0

A small round glass ball used by children to play games

is the larger game piece used to hit smaller round pieces
shooter
vstaw
  • US
8 6.9

A large marble used to hit other marbles in the game of marbles

is the traditional word for this large playing piece

How Big

taw
  • Archaic
9.9
marble
58 1.0

Surface Forms

taw singular
taws plural

Etymology

The word taw is also the name for the large marble used in the game of marbles, and one idea is that the name comes from an old word meaning 'to hit' or 'to tap', so a helpful way to remember it is to picture the heavy taw you use to 'hit' other marbles.