tawse

== English == === Etymology === Apparently a plural form of taw, though attested earlier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔːz/ Rhymes: -ɔːz === Noun === tawse (plural tawses) (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. ==== Alternative forms ==== taws === Verb === tawse (third-person singular simple present tawses, present participle tawsing, simple past and past participle tawsed) (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To beat with a tawse. === References === “tawse” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. Corpun.com, a specialized website on Corporal Punishments === Anagrams === Sweat, Weast, astew, awest, swate, sweat, waste, wetas