TAWING

] [A-S. tawian, teágen, to prepare, to taw, O. Ger. tauen, D. touwen, id., Goth. taújan, to do, O. H. Ger. zawian, to exercise, H. Ger. zauen, zaueren, to prepare, to make haste.]

1. To dress and prepare in white, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other materials.
2. To tow, as a boat. [Obs.] Drayton.
3. To torture; to torment. [Obs.] Chaloner.