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Tawse
/tɔːz/
Synonyms for "tawse" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
discipline deviceleather strap
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
punishment implement
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
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3 entriesScottish tawse usagethree-tailed tawsetwo-tailed tawse
Collocations
6 entriesScottish schoolscorporal punishmentdiscipline toolleather strappunishment instrumentschool discipline
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1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
[W]hile James Murray might punish a late comer by a stroke on the palm of the hand, the children found his lessons so interesting that he had no need to resort to the "tawse", the traditional leather strap, that descended on the shoulders of Mr Dodds' pupils at the United school.
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