tawse /tɔːz/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(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.I lay about me with the taws That night and morning I may thrash Greek Alexander from my flesh, […] — 1919 verb1 •(Scotland) To beat with a tawse. formstawsed · tawsing · tawses
