Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   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.