(tô) v.t.
1. To convert into leather by some process other than soaking in tanning liquor, as by using alum and salt.
2. Brit. Dial. To beat; torture; vex; also, to harden or prepare. [OE tawian prepare, harass]
—taw′er noun

(tô) noun
1. A game of marbles.
2. The line from which marble-players shoot.
3. A marble used for shooting.
—v.i. To shoot a marble or come to the mark before shooting. [<Scand. Cf. ON taug string.]