tawse
IPA: tˈɔz
noun
- (chiefly 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.
verb
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To beat with a tawse.
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Examples of "tawse" in Sentences
- Discipline was maintained by the tawse.
- Discipline by the tawse was outlawed in 1986.
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