tawse
Britishnoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of tawse
C16: probably plural of obsolete taw strip of leather; see taw ²
Example Sentences
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Photograph: George Eksts We were never given the tawse or leather strap, but we were always getting the dap.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2012
He ran a long way, until finding that he had not been detected, he skirted a small wood, dug a hole in the soft moss, put in the "tawse," and covered them up.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh
He's a scold confest, A pedagogue incarnate; horn-book, tawse.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various
“And that new tawse is a tickler, I can tell you,” said Harry.
From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Gordon Stables
"Just get a horse's hair—a lang yin oot o' its tail—and put it across yer haun', an' it'll cut his tawse in twa, whenever he gie's ye a pammy."
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh
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