What does "tawse" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "tawse"?

Common synonyms include: tolley.

Tawse

//tɔːz// noun, verb

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Definitions

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. Scotland
"I lay about me with the taws That night and morning I may thrash Greek Alexander from my flesh, […]"
2
a leather strap for punishing children wordnet