An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To Tew, v. n. Grain is said to tew, when it becomes damp, and acquires a bad taste, S. B.

Su. G. taef, odor, taefk-a, gustare.

Tew, s. A bad taste, S. B.

THA, THAY, THEY, pron. These, S.

A. S. thaege, id.

Wyntown.

THACK, s. Thatch.
V. [Thak].

Thacker, s. A thatcher, S.
Ramsay.

Thack-stone, s. Stone fit for covering houses.
Acts Ja. VI.

THAFTS, s. pl. The benches of a boat, on which the rowers sit, S.