tawse
tawse · tawses
A leather strap or thong which is split into tails, used for corporal punishment in…A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.
/tɔːz/
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland)A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.
More definitions
- a leather strap for punishing children
Origin
Apparently a plural form of taw, though attested earlier.Apparently a plural form of taw, though attested earlier.
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