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tawse

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tawse, taws [tɔːz] Chiefly Scot
n
(Social Science / Education) a leather strap having one end cut into thongs, formerly used as an instrument of punishment by a schoolteacher
vb
(Social Science / Education) to punish (someone) with or as if with a tawse; whip
[probably plural of obsolete taw strip of leather; see taw2]
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Noun1.tawse - a leather strap for punishing children
strap - whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts


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