Vocabulary : Tawing to Taxaspidean

Tawing : of Taw
Tawniness : The quality or state of being tawny.
Tawny : Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion.
Tawpie : A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman.
Taws : A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster.

Tax : A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. ;; A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government. ;; Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like. ;; A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses. ;; A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. ;; A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health. ;; Charge; censure. ;; A lesson to be learned; a task. ;; To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government. ;; To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court. ;; To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object
Tax certificate : The certificate issued to the purchaser of land at a tax sale certifying to the sale and the payment of the consideration thereof, and entitling the purchaser upon certain conditions and at a certain time thereafter to a deed or instrument of conveyance (called a tax deed) of the land, to be executed by the proper officer.
Taxability : The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness.
Taxable : Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities. ;; That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff of defendant in a suit; as, taxable costs.
Taxaspidean : Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.