1º_ Astragalus, a more or less cubic bone in the foot or leg of an animal, near the heel. From Arabic 1603; 1593; 1576; 1577; (ka'aba "cube, dice"). By some mistake see tava ("frying pan used in Indian and Pakistani cuisine") . 2nd_ By the previous one, given for games of chance made with that bone of a ram or other animal and sometimes marked with dots or drawings on their faces, Also the winning side is called taba. See chuca, ass. It is a metonymy for the leg, which is used mostly in the expression "to move the tabas" ("to walk"). Taba is a spa town on the Red Sea Riviera (Egypt).
