Tawse

noun

/tɔːz/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

2.verbTo beat with a tawse.

Synonyms

taws strap tail tace singletail taslet wanty trace thong latigo tasse tack

Rhymes With

cross gloss toss pos dross albatross moss emboss

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