tawse

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Synonyms: hawse, tasse, taws, tarse, tase, tawie, awse, towse, tamse, cawse

Antonyms: hawse, tasse, taws, tarse, tase, tawie, awse, towse, tamse, cawse

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|Scotland}} A [[leather]] [[strap]] or [[thong]] which is [[split#Verb|split]] into (typically [[three]]) [[tail#Noun|tails]], used for [[corporal punishment]] in [[school#Noun|schools]], [[apply|applied]] to the [[palm#Noun|palm]] of the [[hand#Noun|hands]] or [[buttock]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|chiefly|Scotland}} To [[beat#Verb|beat]] with a [[#Noun|tawse]].

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