Definitions
1.nounTawed leather.
2.verbTo prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
3.verb(by extension) To beat; to scourge.
4.verbTo dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.