different between tawing vs whitleather

English

Verb

tawing

1. present participle of taw

Noun

tawing (usually uncountable, plural tawings)

1. The process by which animal skins are tawed.

Anagrams

• wignat

Tagalog

Noun

tawíng

1. anything hanging or swinging

English

Etymology

From whit(e) +? leather.

Noun

whitleather (uncountable)

1. A soft, pale leather prepared by tawing with alum and salt.
   • 1573, Thomas Tusser, Five Hundreth Pointes of Good Husbandrie, 1812, William Mavor (editor), Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, page 10,

     A buttrice,^[hoof-parer] and pincers, a hammer and nail,

     And apron, and scissars for head and for tail,

     Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall,

     With collars and harness, for thiller and all.

   • 1783, Francis Clater, Every Man His Own Farrier, 1793, 6th Edition, page 86,

     Wounds that require ?titching, mu?t be done with a fine ?hred of whitleather, which is much better than either ?ilk or thread; the former will not cut the fle?h and ?kin, as the latter does.

   • 1836, "the author of The Book of the Seasons", Days at My Grandfather’s, Mrs. Alaric Watts (editor), The New Year's Gift and Juvenile Souvenir, page 83,

     So to keep him out there was a loop of whitleather fastened to the latch, which when hung on the catch let the door stand open about three inches.

Derived terms

• tough as whitleather

Translations

Anagrams

• therewithal