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tawse

The correct spelling is tawse.

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noun

IPA: /tɔːz/

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The correct spelling is tawse. 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.

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noun

  1. 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.

verb

  1. 1.To beat with a tawse.

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