English Explanatory Dictionary

tawse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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
  1. To beat with a tawse.

Pronunciation

/tɔːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tawse.wav EN Tawse GT.ogg

Word forms

tawse tawses taws tawsing tawsed

Etymology

Apparently a plural form of taw, though attested earlier.

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