TAWSE

Tawse

The tawse, sometimes formerly spelled taws is an implement used for corporal punishment. It was used for educational discipline, primarily in Scotland, but also in schools in the English cities of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Manchester and Walsall.

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tawse

Noun

  1. A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically about three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools.


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