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To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.

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  1. v. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
  2. v. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex.
  3. v. i. To work hard; to strive; to fuse.
  4. v. t. To tow along, as a vessel.
  5. n. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
  6. 1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw. 2. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local] To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.] Drayton. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  7. To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local]
  8. v. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw. v. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex. v. i. To work hard; to strive; to fuse. v. t. To tow along, as a vessel. n. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.