How to pronounce “tawse”

Meaning

• [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.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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