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taws Definition


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taws
tawse
noun
    (chiefly Scots)
    tawses
    1. A leather strap divided into strips at one end, formerly used for corporal punishment in schools.
Etymology: 16c: plural of obsolete taw whip, from Anglo-Saxon tawian to tan leather.



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