Tawse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taws \Taws\, n. [See {Taw} to beat.]
     A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a
     schoolmaster. [Written also {tawes}, {tawis}, and {tawse}.]
     [Scot.]
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           Never use the taws when a gloom can do the turn.
                                                    --Ramsay.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tawse
       n : a leather strap for punishing children