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| tawse [ tawz ] or taws [ tawz ] |
noun (plural taws·es) |
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leather strap used for punishment: a leather strap split at the end, formerly used to punish schoolchildren with a blow to the palm of the hand
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle tawsed, present participle taws·ing, 3rd person present singular taws·es) |
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hit with tawse: to hit a pupil on the hand with a tawse
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| [Early 16th century. Plural of taw "lash, whip" <taw1] |
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